[alyasa]

It's slowly integrating itself into the social scene then... Soon we will be self-regulated, barcodes and microchips implanted. It won't be much of a stretch really; all it takes is just one paranoid, fearful statesman. Once he starts ranting on TV, every man, woman and child will be clamoring to get themselves registered. America will start having viral marketing on public transportation; when you leave your house, robot advertising machines will sweep your barcodes, collect your personal information and display pertinent advertising according to your interests. People will be safer; because 'the system will be foolproof' and all crime will be eradicated. Meanwhile, in the slums and squats where most of us will end up; rape, robbery and murder will be early childhood lessons, taught on the streets and applied there; and survival becomes a matter of dripping blood. And where will the trucker be then? He'll actually be wearing a badge and carrying state-issue weaponry by then. Just thinking out aloud.