RE: "Welcome to the Machine" - 'The Circle' Comes of Age: Surveillance and the Smart Grid
Thank you for the positive response. It does appear as if we have a rather similar perspective. No doubt a majority of the population is too comfortable in their chains and too fearful of consequence to say anything critical of the status quo. As such they are the proverbial frog in the pot. The tragedy of this is that those who try to shake them out of their fugue state of obedience with facts appealing to their rational self-interest are viewed as troublemakers and fear-mongers.
We already are in a two-tier society. Those who are willing to see despite the discomfort and those who are willingly blind for the sake of a false sense of security and convenience. This state of affairs will only be exacerbated as the coercive collectivists operating the control grid starts to turn the thumbscrews. Ultimately, on the current trajectory, it is not hard to imagine severe civil strife. I am very curious if those first subjected to the total control grid will react. It won't be pretty, regardless of if it is capitulation or defiance, for both will bring out the worst in those involved.
Human beings do not react well to captivity, regardless of how spacious the cage.