Steven Postrel 1. Given longer lives, I also expect that we'll figure...

March 21, 2024 at 1:23 PM  ·  Comment — Archer T. Ships replied to Steven Postrel's comment.  ·  View on Facebook  ·  Markdown source

Steven Postrel 1. Given longer lives, I also expect that we'll figure out better ways of removing autocrats than just killing everyone. 2. > For another, nativists and anti-Semites aren’t generally concerned with local interactions Wat. > their complaint is global and ideological Yes, some people are so irrational that they want to exterminate black people and Jews globally. But their drive will be much diminished if they aren't forced to associate with them locally. Had Jews been allowed to immigrate to the US, Hitler wouldn't have started the extermination program. If Gazans could immigrate, Israelis wouldn't be trying to starve them out. 3. Yes, anonymity tech protects innocent and criminal alike. And anonymity tech is sometimes used to justify authoritarian power grabs. But authoritarians always overreach so much that it makes clear why anonymity teach was necessary in the first place.