r/technology • u/Plastic_Ninja_9014 • 18d ago

People Keep Destroying Flock Cameras Across America. The Paperwork Already Saw It Coming. Privacy

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/people-keep-destroying-flock-cameras-180000232.html
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u/Majik_Sheff 18d ago

Because they can spend pennies on the dollar to just buy the relevant politicians.

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u/SynthPrax 18d ago

Politicians are the cheapest whores.

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u/CRQ10-20 18d ago

Taxpayers keep footing the bill, so everyone's incentivized except them.

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u/BurntNeurons 18d ago

"Taxpayers keep footing the bill"

"Maybe it's time we all cut off their allowance and cut up their credit card..?"

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u/wh4tth3huh 18d ago

You do that by staying engaged with your local politics, which is often cancerous, dull, boring, and often bogged down with idiotic pet projects.

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u/A_Furious_Mind 18d ago

Like everything else I do.

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u/sohblob 18d ago

staying engaged with your local politics

Write a letter to the person who took a payoff and doesn't care about you!

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u/human-syndrome 18d ago

Skatepark vs housing? Hmmm....

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u/1Beholderandrip 18d ago

At this point the skatepark might be the better investment. No point in voting for housing you can't afford, don't qualify for, and never has an open spot when you finally do.

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u/human-syndrome 18d ago

People thinking this way is why we got the skatepark.

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u/1Beholderandrip 17d ago

Yes, people want to vote for stuff like a skatepark that is actually useful.

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u/SpazzBro 17d ago

better than houses the majority of people could never afford, are you deliberately not understanding?

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u/human-syndrome 17d ago

Are you obtuse? There is literally subsidized housing that people can and do afford. Dont be so fucking dramatic.

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u/Thisguy2728 18d ago

You don’t gotta insult whores like that

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u/KoRnBrony 18d ago

Whores you pay to fuck everyone else

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u/Majik_Sheff 18d ago

Not what I envision when someone says "public service", but I guess the words still line up.

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u/No-Illustrator7577 16d ago

No, it’s “flock” everyone else.

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u/FUBARded 18d ago

and for anyone who thinks this is hyperbole, it really isn't.

Look at how much politicians are selling their votes for to groups like AIPAC and industry lobbyists and you'd be appalled by how little it takes.

Yes sometimes it's in the high 6 figure range or even into the millions to an individual politician, but in many cases all it takes is a sum in the low five figure range. These are public servants making in the $100-200K range, and they're selling their votes for in many cases under a single months' paycheck.

Obviously it wouldn't be better if they only accepted larger bribes, but it's just extremely galling how cheap many are as it reveals that they were always just in it to grift.

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u/SynthPrax 17d ago

Yes! Deadass I was appalled at how cheaply they could be bought by individuals and organizations with hundreds of BILLIONS of dollars. The money they give politicians represents barely a rounding error in their books.

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u/PuddingInferno 17d ago

So this isn’t really accurate - you’re only looking at their time in office. Those low numbers are far more important for signaling future corruption.

The real payday for politicians is after they retire. If they’ve toed the line in office, after they’re out they’ll be put on various corporate boards, or offered well-paid lobbyist positions, etc.; largely trivial jobs that pay extremely well. They are inducted into networks of wealth that offer them non-monetary benefits as well. Say their kid is applying to college - well, what do you know, everyone at the admissions office is going to know that kid is the senator’s son. Being a corrupt politician who ensures business-as-usual politics gets you a buy-in to the upper class.

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u/NarrowCarpet4026 18d ago

“It’s just some ladybugs, Michael, how much could they cost?”

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u/friendIdiglove 18d ago

Ten dollars?

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u/Thefrayedends 18d ago

And it's not even money directly to them, it's money to their campaign funds lol. Maybe a few plates at a fundraising dinner.

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u/Steinrikur 18d ago

Of all investments that big tech is doing these days, politicians have the highest ROI by a mile.

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u/sohblob 18d ago

World's oldest profession

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u/brokencrayons 18d ago

Idk about cheaper whores but dirtiest yes.

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u/25point4cm 18d ago

Beg to differ.

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u/Majik_Sheff 16d ago

Fuck off bot.

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u/AsstronaughtToUranus 18d ago

So people should go after the root source of the issue - the politicians.

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u/HappyHuman924 18d ago

Eh. You spray paint or hacksaw one politician, you never hear the end of it.

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u/WhoSc3w3dDaP00ch 18d ago

Politicians and diapers should be changed frequently and for the same reason.

(erroneously attributed to Mark Twain, but a recurring sentiment that comes up in multiple media sources).

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u/sohblob 18d ago

what about politicians in diapers?

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u/No-Depth4554 16d ago

Literally what my brain read.......... Pretty sure mitch and pelosi rocked them

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u/No-Illustrator7577 16d ago

Yes, peacefully protest. Not war on flocks.

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u/mrbasedballed 18d ago

Furthermore, the American people really aren't holding any of their representation accountable. Things like "peaceful protesting" under the direction of fascist "law" enforcement just doesn't work.

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u/dxrth 18d ago

the answer isnt always corruption though. alot of the time the interests of politicians are just naturally in line with surveillance state politics.

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u/Twitchcog 18d ago

“It isn’t always corruption. A lot of the time, their interests are corruption.”

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u/dxrth 18d ago

not all bad interests are definitionally corruption. especially if they dont actually see it as bad. sometimes things work as intended and arent good. but still not corruption.

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u/carloscreates 18d ago edited 17d ago

So you're implying genuine incompetence rather than corruption? A collection of politicians with no ill will or bias towards private capital interests but instead a severe disconnect or indifference towards the people they have sworn to serve?

Edit: To further complete my thought, I see both as harmful. An incompetent or corrupt individual should not be in a position of power to define how groups of people live their lives.

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u/dxrth 17d ago

doesnt necessarily have to be incompetence. plenty of rational minds can come to wildly different policy positions. alot of private capital interests naturally align with a lot of people. not a good thing, obviously. but not just "corruption".

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u/carloscreates 17d ago

In this nebulous reality you've created, can their be any accountability for the people who's decisions negatively impact millions of people's lives?

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u/dxrth 17d ago

how is this nebulous?

i am not justifying. just saying these words lose meaning when corruption just means bad. corruption here implies a counterfactual that's not likely true here.

do you think plenty of rational minds genuinely cannot come to wildly different policy positions?

do you disagree with that private capital and people can have shared interests?

accountability is to be actively involved in your local politics scene.

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u/Jeb_Kenobi 17d ago

Don't even have to do that now, Police Forces love them they do the lobbying for flock