@edde
"We're told we need safety; which is precious, yes,
but can a society which can enforce all its laws ever progress?
Hindsight shows that many figures guilty of "thought-crime"
turned out to be luminaries and heroes, before their time.
But if a surveillance state had reigned then in this form and design
just think of all the progress we may've all been denied:
Could lobbies for women or gay rights've appeared and thrived
Would revelutionary ideals have materialized
Would science've pioneered or even survived,
if every word had been monitored by thought police and spies?
Big Brother brings chilling effects, freezing our collective hopes,
he doesn't protect our safety, but protects the status quo."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o66FUc61MvU