“It sounds sinister.” BECAUSE IT IS SINISTER https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/10/business/camera-surveillance-san-francisco.html …
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“Zoom in and you can see the finest details: the sticker on a cellphone, the make of a backpack, the color of someone’s eyes.” No way that’s going to be abused? JFC
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“the crypto mogul has found a surprisingly receptive audience” Who is surprised? The wealthy are always in search of more private security.
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“While violent crime is not high in the city, property crime is a constant headache.” Inequality through wealth hoarding is violent and it’s super high in the city, it’s just not a crime like homelessness and survival have been made to be https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/10/business/camera-surveillance-san-francisco.html …
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“In 1997, Mr. Larsen co-founded an online lending company called E-Loan, which went public two years later, and he stayed on as chief executive until 2005. In 2012, he co-founded a start-up that would be called Ripple, which helped people send money online using so-called +
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“blockchain technology and the digital token called XRP. During the peak of the speculator-crazed crypto boom of 2017, its value spiked wildly… became one of the few crypto entrepreneurs to make and then hang onto that overnight fortune.” loans and speculation, well-earned lol
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