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I’ve noticed the same in recent years with Star Trek and the far right as well.

I don’t know how they can possibly miss that the Federation is functionally a post-scarcity socialist utopia.

On the other hand… the Ferengi are essentially a direct replica of the modern US, including the far right’s clear motive to try and force women back to subservience. I’m sure they’d love to be able to force them to be naked all the time while they’re at it.

It’s obvious many of the species in the ST universe were extreme caricatures of specific regions/countries from real life, and the Ferengi were based on the US… But I don’t think they expected the caricature to so directly become the reality.

To be fair, can anyone understand The Silmarillion? The way it is written is hard even when you are literate.

It’s not like Pokemon’s designs are unique either.

They didn’t go that route because they also did the same shit. And that definitely wouldn’t be a viable defense in court.

For a little bit. They figured it’s a one-off… And so far they e been correct.

But every bullshit denial could mean another.

How is it different than what advertisers or social media companies do?

That didn’t address my point.

Is public video recording considered a 4th amendment violation?

Because that’s what the Flock cameras do.

The rest of what makes Flock… is processing after the fact. And that analysis is effectively the same as what any social media or advertising company does when they build a profile on you. Actually basically any tech company nowadays is making a profile for you and attaching it to whatever data they can get their hands on, and usually selling access to their data on you as well. And those are clearly considered legal. Whether they should be is a different topic.

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Not sure public video recording amounts to a search and seizure. Is there case precedent establishing specifically that?

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