Egregoros

Writing a blog...

> Western countries are by contrast, roughly the opposite of ethno-states, with governments continuously stirring the pot of ethnic tensions, air-dropping new ethnic groups into communities, and changing the rules of caste system that is protected minority groups.

> This sudden push to regulate the internet, eliminate anonymity, and undermine privacy is almost certainly because the administrative class has realized that The Deal which defined the internet - free speech in exchange for pervasive surveillance - has not worked out the way they had hoped. So now they’re trying to renege on their end of it.

They want to punish those who notice their crimes.