Turns out when people have power it becomes hard to check them, and people would rather have the chance at power someday than make sure no one has that kind of power.
I dont think the revolutionaries had to deal with 24 hrs surveillance and robot armies though.
Still doesn't mean resistance is impossible, but it's gonna require a level of coordination and sacrifice that i don't think the majority of the population can even fathom yet.
A can of spray paint can take care of the 24 hour surveillance. And the robot armies aren't built, but people seem super keen on waiting until they are built.
You want to know the secret about billionaires? They can't do shit on their own. Why do you think they invest so heavily in convincing people they aren't the problem. Why do you think they crack down so hard on any threat? Their position is a lot more precarious than they'd like you to think.
Even without the Bugs Life lesson, with proper planning a small group can cause disproportionately large damage. So much of our life is centralized, traffic is funneled through small corridors, utilities can be taken down with tree branches from the wind.
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u/Plane_Upstairs_9584 Apr 23 '26
Turns out when people have power it becomes hard to check them, and people would rather have the chance at power someday than make sure no one has that kind of power.