Why Surveillance Is Bad (And It's Not Because It's 'Dystopian')
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Vitalik Buterin recently wrote a thread on X about why surveillance is bad — and why calling it "dystopian" isn't enough. He pointed to a powerful article on Iran's surveillance state and argued that we need to be precise about why this stuff matters. Below are reflections on his post, with a few reactions to the lines that stuck with me.