141 sats \ 12 replies \ @riberet19 11 Aug \ on: New EU Vaccine Passport Raises Concerns Over Data Privacy and Control news
Another step towards total control and tyranny, Europe pointed to the government of China as tyrannical, authoritarian, and controlling. Still, I think Europe is one step ahead of China in this respect.
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When we have the CBDCs ready, the EU digital identity wallet, and that thing that you mention, we will be totally lost, not counting the extreme surveillance on the internet and in the streets with cameras everywhere, we could say that George Orwell was far from being completely right.
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Keeping up with China is no easy feat. Is it even possible? Or are you getting at something more specific?
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How long for you is a generation? 40 years? I also don't think that such a tyrannical and oppressive system can last long.
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Hmm I can't imagine China collapsing in that period of time, but I can imagine Europe... I may be wrong.
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China probably won’t collapse but it can stagnate. The Chinese model of capitalism and authoritarianism cannot continue forever. They have to pick a path sooner or later
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Right, I don't know what to call the system they have set up there, state capitalism? but hey, there are so many "empires" that have to come down, the United States is also one of them.
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I have also read 22 to 33 years but 25 to 30 years also work, more accurate imo
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This is a cycle of building and breaking down, and things progress as the demand for centralized power increases. How will the next generation be shaped?
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