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"The idea of “Watching out” mutates into a state of agoraphobic voyeurism watching, not looking, and we all become immune to (or reliant upon)constant surveillance."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/09/is-it-time-to-ring-the-alarm-on-internet-door-cameras
@hugh yes, absolutely this. I worked on security cameras for a while and became increasingly disaffected as I saw that mostly what they did was make people worry. Previously that person walking past commiting the crime of Being a Teenager In Public just walked by, now everyone can lose their minds about how they’re probably going to mug someone.
@hugh I’m also not convinced they materially help, we *did* see footage from our cameras used to prosecute criminals, but compared to how many were in the field it was minuscule.
