For an idea of how scary the near future will get if Big Government is not reined in, look to Big Tech:

Business Insider reports that during a recent Oracle meeting with financial analysts, [cofounder] Larry Ellison shared his thoughts on the future of AI-powered surveillance tools, painting a picture of a world where constant monitoring and reporting of citizens’ actions become the norm. Ellison, who ranks as the world’s sixth-richest man with a net worth of $157 billion according to Bloomberg, envisions a future where AI will be used to analyze data from various surveillance systems, including security cameras, police body cameras, doorbell cameras, and vehicle dashboard cameras similar to China’s social credit system.

In 1984, Winston Smith managed to find a corner out of view of the telescreen. But there will be no escape from supervision in the dystopia Ellison envisions:

“Citizens will be on their best behavior because we are constantly recording and reporting everything that’s going on.”

Best behavior according to whom?

On tips from WDS 2.0 and Wiggins.