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[-] MrKoyun@lemmy.world 8 points 8 hours ago

This is part of what just erodes the hope out of me. We all know there are periods of regression and periods of progress, but whatever damage is caused by the regression period is

1- Caused much more quickly than any progress.

2- Is usually beneficial to the ruling class, thus they have less of an incentive to fix it.

3- Might just become normalized, at which point you're just starting from square one all over again.

Like, age/identity verification. We are in a period of mass and widespread regression right now and age verification is making progress, eroding freedom and privacy on the internet. Do you think that when we enter the period of progress, the age verification systems of today will just be reverted? Fuck no. They'll stay. They'll become normal. And the fight against them will need to start from scratch, with an ever bigger amount of opposition.

I'm really jealous of the people who can maintain hope.

this post was submitted on 17 May 2026
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