tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post6769185997488099534..comments2023-12-18T07:59:16.525-05:00Comments on Hats and Rabbits: Orwell Was Wrong: It's WorseChris Matarazzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-69904269885125432312013-11-18T13:16:19.126-05:002013-11-18T13:16:19.126-05:00Sadly, it all comes down to large-scale peer press...Sadly, it all comes down to large-scale peer pressure; and it's (astoundingly) working...Chris Matarazzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-41228334914337740252013-11-16T22:27:24.929-05:002013-11-16T22:27:24.929-05:00If I can, I'll attempt to make you more cynica...If I can, I'll attempt to make you more cynical than you already are, Chris.<br /><br />In 1933 when Congress enacted HJR-192, people were asked to exchange their gold standard currency for federal notes which are representations of private credit. Nobody was told this was private law, and thus a voluntary act. (In essence, incurring federal income tax is voluntary).<br /><br />At its very core, social media and the progression of big corporations like Google and Facebook is in voluntarism. That little quip about an incomplete profile is what makes people feel like they haven't sold themselves enough yet in public. Social registration, as I'll call it, is a voluntary act, but seen analogous to a requirement, and most young people now find themselves in a position where it would almost be detrimental to NOT sketch themselves on the internet.<br /><br />This reminds me of a discussion I had with a friend of mine, who used to subscribe to Illuminati conspiracy theories. She came to the conclusion that if the theories were real, the "Illuminati" wouldn't even know they were. They would just be heads of large corporations who are unknowingly working for their own and each others' benefit and by consequence are practically enslaving the public.<br /><br />Now, I used some strong words there, but the point is you're probably more accurate than Orwell but still not accurate enough.Alexis Delanoirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09507261330011665079noreply@blogger.com