We live in an increasingly-authoritarian society where most people are unable to describe or reason with simple concepts put forth dozens of decades ago.
These two things are not accidentally correlated.
These two things are not accidentally correlated.
Say I want to play my music loud at 4 AM. I'm probably not going to reason about other peoples' rights limiting mine, or whatever - not because I can't, but because I don't want to. I just want to crank up my music and rock out, I can't be bothered with philosophy right now.
But I fear that, if people will not restrain their own behavior, the only alternatives left are authoritarianism and chaos. And most people, after a taste of chaos, seem to prefer authoritarianism.
When we need authoritarianism, something is too big.
So, there's a sweet spot somewhere between perfect freedom/privacy and perfect accountability/justice. It shouldn't take authoritarianism to sort out but we need to fight hard for the right balance of norms and laws to adapt to changing technology. Should my neighbor be allowed to fly a drone at the level of my daughter's bedroom window? Is it acceptable to record my every move and identify my face in a private shopping mall?