I consider myself a thinker. And note all the little things, often meaningless, but still do. Just who and how I am.
I like this guy's vids as he too is a deep thinker. When RV-ing, as when at home, I don't watch TV....as I don't have one. I've gone for decades w/o having a tv. I do use computers as that 'can be' interactive, one just has to search it out if they want.
So listening to this guy's thoughts is something I can do sitting in the woods, campfire on low, just me and my thoughts. Or music--thousands of tunes on computer, a lot of it third world/esoteric mixes.
I was living in denver when they started putting the "traffic cameras" at intersections. We were told in the media they were for "traffic control, flow" and people bought it as traffic was bad and getting badder. But then I would see these cameras in very low to no traffic areas, say off ramps on the interstate in the lunar landscape NE of brighton, on I-70 in the mountains, in small satellite towns, etc.
This showed me a few things:
1. It wasn't a "local" program alone as it covered many jurisdictions, some where there were only state and fed.
2. We were being lied to as it didn't have anything to do with traffic flow as they were where there was little to no traffic at all.
3. Traffic arteries were first, at intersections, then smaller side streets had "traffic cameras". Again, not traffic flow oriented.
4. A lot of these cameras were facing WITH the flow of traffic, at the far side of the intersection. What good was that? They are already through the intersection, so it wasn't a red-light camera. Some states only require a rear license plate, so no matter where the vehicle is licensed, it's plate will be seen by those cameras, unlike just a face on camera.
5. They had the ability to read license plates, though we were repeatedly told they couldn't. I knew they were lying about this too as the 'red light cameras' had to have the ability to scan the plate to attach the vehicle to any red light infraction.
6. Parking enforcement in downtown was switching to driving the streets with cameras on them and their direction was down to where the license plates would be located. Again, the ability of scanning and logging individual vehicles were taking place.
7. Then I saw those type of cameras being mounted on some police vehicles, pointing at 45* angles, facing forward and down in back. The only reason for such cameras at such locations and orientation would be to scan the license plates of vehicles in passing.
So in the 90s, I saw what was coming, the constant ability to identify individuals and monitor, log their movements in public. And that we were being lied to about it. The last one was pretty weird, but nowadays, both are undertandable...and even accepted.
I can't even start my computer w/o logging in with a unique account. Same with phones. And a tremendous amount of data gathering of us individuals takes place with most any transaction, interaction....or even just walking down the street (g**gle's ring type cameras), our thermostat, heck, anything with a wifi, like your microwave. How about individual vehicles/RVs?
Vehicles are now requiring people to purchase a subscription to the software in them. BMW for one, but with the trend towards having a tablet for a dashboard, we might have to create an account and log in in order to use our vehicle/RV. Probably be sold to us as "convenience" and/or "our safety". And also, getting rid of the indepdent shops who can work on your RV/vehicle as they don't have the software reading devices, so to the dealerships for anything you go. They'll have all your data...and I'm sure they wouldn't sell/share it....
I'm glad and fortunate enough to have been born and raised when I did as it's a completely new world out there now. And getting more "Brave" every day it seems. There was a movie where the main actor was the show--but he didn't know he was even on a show. He was monitored all the time--and probably most of the people were actors, unbeknownst to him. Truman? Anyway....we might be there.
Deep thoughts for thinkers and those who observe life:
I like this guy's vids as he too is a deep thinker. When RV-ing, as when at home, I don't watch TV....as I don't have one. I've gone for decades w/o having a tv. I do use computers as that 'can be' interactive, one just has to search it out if they want.
So listening to this guy's thoughts is something I can do sitting in the woods, campfire on low, just me and my thoughts. Or music--thousands of tunes on computer, a lot of it third world/esoteric mixes.
I was living in denver when they started putting the "traffic cameras" at intersections. We were told in the media they were for "traffic control, flow" and people bought it as traffic was bad and getting badder. But then I would see these cameras in very low to no traffic areas, say off ramps on the interstate in the lunar landscape NE of brighton, on I-70 in the mountains, in small satellite towns, etc.
This showed me a few things:
1. It wasn't a "local" program alone as it covered many jurisdictions, some where there were only state and fed.
2. We were being lied to as it didn't have anything to do with traffic flow as they were where there was little to no traffic at all.
3. Traffic arteries were first, at intersections, then smaller side streets had "traffic cameras". Again, not traffic flow oriented.
4. A lot of these cameras were facing WITH the flow of traffic, at the far side of the intersection. What good was that? They are already through the intersection, so it wasn't a red-light camera. Some states only require a rear license plate, so no matter where the vehicle is licensed, it's plate will be seen by those cameras, unlike just a face on camera.
5. They had the ability to read license plates, though we were repeatedly told they couldn't. I knew they were lying about this too as the 'red light cameras' had to have the ability to scan the plate to attach the vehicle to any red light infraction.
6. Parking enforcement in downtown was switching to driving the streets with cameras on them and their direction was down to where the license plates would be located. Again, the ability of scanning and logging individual vehicles were taking place.
7. Then I saw those type of cameras being mounted on some police vehicles, pointing at 45* angles, facing forward and down in back. The only reason for such cameras at such locations and orientation would be to scan the license plates of vehicles in passing.
So in the 90s, I saw what was coming, the constant ability to identify individuals and monitor, log their movements in public. And that we were being lied to about it. The last one was pretty weird, but nowadays, both are undertandable...and even accepted.
I can't even start my computer w/o logging in with a unique account. Same with phones. And a tremendous amount of data gathering of us individuals takes place with most any transaction, interaction....or even just walking down the street (g**gle's ring type cameras), our thermostat, heck, anything with a wifi, like your microwave. How about individual vehicles/RVs?
Vehicles are now requiring people to purchase a subscription to the software in them. BMW for one, but with the trend towards having a tablet for a dashboard, we might have to create an account and log in in order to use our vehicle/RV. Probably be sold to us as "convenience" and/or "our safety". And also, getting rid of the indepdent shops who can work on your RV/vehicle as they don't have the software reading devices, so to the dealerships for anything you go. They'll have all your data...and I'm sure they wouldn't sell/share it....
I'm glad and fortunate enough to have been born and raised when I did as it's a completely new world out there now. And getting more "Brave" every day it seems. There was a movie where the main actor was the show--but he didn't know he was even on a show. He was monitored all the time--and probably most of the people were actors, unbeknownst to him. Truman? Anyway....we might be there.
Deep thoughts for thinkers and those who observe life:
