alt Hacker NewsCost kind of stops the government from sending goons right now, sure some governments do it but, it's costly at scale.
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jpadkins • today at 3:37 PM
The UK gov has shown to be incredibly efficient at arresting and imprisoning citizens for social media comments.
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vikingerik • today at 4:03 PM
The cost effectiveness is the intimidation and chilling effects on a wider population, when that can be achieved with a small number of actual goons.
Missiles are a lot more expensive and much less reusable than goons though. If the nation state can’t afford the goons, it can’t afford to missile you either