I think this[0] thread is a pretty good example of a hive mind in action. I disagree with a lot of those comments but I would have had to put a lot more effort to write a dissenting comment than most other commenters just to have a chance of not being downvoted into oblivion. But I can easily imagine lots of one sentence comments I could have made that would have been at worst ignored.
Frankly, people concerned about surveillance and civil liberties is a hive mind I'm proud to be a part of. We're definitely a very small minority in our respective countries, so no argument can be made that we're part of some oppressive majority.
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I think this[0] thread is a pretty good example of a hive mind in action. I disagree with a lot of those comments but I would have had to put a lot more effort to write a dissenting comment than most other commenters just to have a chance of not being downvoted into oblivion. But I can easily imagine lots of one sentence comments I could have made that would have been at worst ignored.
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8838721
Frankly, people concerned about surveillance and civil liberties is a hive mind I'm proud to be a part of. We're definitely a very small minority in our respective countries, so no argument can be made that we're part of some oppressive majority.
So yeah, guilty there.
Wow, downvoted away. The irony abounds.