Comment by mmooss
3 days ago
> In 1999, Intel received an absolutely massive amount of opposition when they decided to include a software-readable serial number in their CPUs, so much that they reversed the decision.
> It turns out a significant (but hopefully decreasing) number of the population is easily coerced into anything when "security" is given as a justification.
The people who opposed Intel are now telling each other how hopeless and powerless they are. You can see it on HN, in this thread: No drive, outrage, and self-organizing response to these issues, but despair - 'nobody cares', 'there's nothing we can do', etc. Quitting is a sure way to lose.
The people who opposed Intel are now telling each other how hopeless and powerless they are.
I don't think those are the same people. I, for one, will continue this fight by telling everyone I know about the fact that Google is going for absolute control of the Internet, and by extension, everyone's lives. They have already become an unelected global government.
I'm not talking about individuals - where is the overwhelming pushback that Intel faced?
There can't be pushback without awareness. At this point it's still something that most people don't know about yet, so do your part and spread the word. Get well-known YouTubers (Loius Rossmann is the first one to come to mind) to do so too.