I'm tired of this argument. Really.
LISTEN UP: There is only this tiny fraction of the population that cares about surveillance, represented by a tech minority, Hacker News, and Reddit.
The rest of the country could care less. They're 10x more outraged that Netflix seems a little slow this week, or that their favorite jelly donut is out of stock at Krispy Kreme.
We've had a surveillance state for 30 years, and nothing is going to change that.
If you don't want to be surveilled get rid of all of your electronics.
The truth is, the gov't is going to continue on the path of a Brave New World, not 1984.
Don't believe me? 50% of ALL drugs produced in the world are used by Americans. All most people care about is their next bump of Oxycontin with a chaser of Xanex, and the next bit of TV or internet nonsense they are going to piss their time away on.
Edward Snowden proved - that deep down - the masses don't care, and they certainly aren't going to do anything about it.
I wish this circle-jerk would end.