Reports that Madison Square Garden temporarily shut off its facial recognition system for Swift’s wedding expose a glaring problem with how the elite wield and control mass surveillance.

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    i mean, if I’m renting out a venue and want something in the contract to disable surveillance both parties have the option to agree or not agree, and base it on a price. i understand billionaire hate but i don’t understand why people are getting upset about this particular contractual transaction. it’s not like this was the government or flock agreeing to make some exception.

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    3 days ago

    The rich don’t live in the same reality as the rest of us. The average person can’t fathom the privileges they’re afforded.

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      It is the duty of the poor to support and sustain the rich in their power and idleness. In doing so, they have to work before the laws’ majestic equality, which forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread.

      Anatole France

  • AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@piefed.social
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    According to capitalism, every usian is a temporarily inconvenienced billionaire. They’ll be able to buy their privacy as soon as they recover their billionaire status. It’s just a matter of time.

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    Don’t worry if anti mass surveillance becomes main stream among her fans she will put on a show about how antisurveillance she is. Go team swift I guess?

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      There are no good billionaires. She charges kids $1500+ a ticket to watch her prance around in sparkles.