🗨 Status Report II: What's Up With You?

[alberto]

@hugi

In my opinion, a version of those opinions can certainly be held by an intelligent person.

Oh, indeed. In fact, this reminds me that in April 2020 we held a small online event we called a “Community listening post”, where we discussed the role of the Internet in pandemic life. One of the results was:

@alberto

Result 3. Immunity passports are an unworkable idea

Another idea that is making the rounds is that of immunity passports. The group agreed that they can turn into a civil rights nightmare, As one participant said:

They are going to be basically “passport to civil liberties”. There are going to be a lot of perverse incentives around them.

Kingsnorth’s position can be wrong (as can my own!), but it sure is reasonable. If anything, I marvel at the docility with which I myself grumblingly accepted to have to show my ID to go to a restaurant, or a gym.