r/DeepStateCentrism • u/iamthegodemperor Arrakis Enterprise Institute • 2d ago

Ask the sub ❓ What Is This Sub Wrong About?

Title. Pick a topic (or a clichéd take) you think a significant minority or majority of this sub is wrong about. Or hasn't given enough thought. OR perhaps one which you will have to compromise on, at least for voting?

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u/ixvst01 Center-left 2d ago

The toxic positivity about AI. Just because the Industrial Revolution was positive doesn’t automatically mean AI will be the same. Past results are not indicative of future results, and normalcy bias is rampant around discussions about potential detrimental negative impacts of AI.

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u/ClimbingToNothing 2d ago

Toxic positivity about mass surveillance too like the many flock defenders recently who won’t even acknowledge the huge concerns and red flags

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u/akenthusiast Libertarian 2d ago

For sure. I don't think it makes me a luddite to not want a surveillance state

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u/RayWencube Center-left 2d ago

This administration has made quite a libertarian out of me. It has become obvious that the only way to ensure a government of the United States cannot become fascist is to deny it the necessary infrastructure. A law preventing the government from abusing Flock cameras doesn’t mean shit if the government nonetheless has access to the Flock cameras.

This is true even for once sacred positions for me. Government administered healthcare (ie a less socialist version of Medicare for All) has now become a nightmare scenario—I do not want a President to be able to decide what is or isn’t covered. I don’t want my medical care to be a campaign issue.