David Brin’s vision of city life in the near future is almost one of complete paranoia and exaggeration. The cities he outlines seem too horrible to be real, from some sci-fi movie, a city on a far off planet ruled by an evil dictator. An existence without privacy is scary to think about, always looking over our shoulders wondering who is watching and why. Brin’s theories of the future, some will argue, may not be too far off the mark, but is it realistic to think that on this vast

Yes, life will be different from today in the next decade, as it usually is from decade to decade. However, Brin’s vision of the future is one that we’ve seen portrayed over and over again, a pessimistic outlook of a life with no privacy, in a cold and unfeeling world, where humans fall prey to the evilness of their own creations. A nice idea for a movie or good book, but when put in the context of reality, is completely absurd.

In the future we will have to deal with surveillance and privacy rights, there is no question, but not to the extent that Brin suggests. Technology will be instituted all over the world as an ally in crime prevention, taking the form of, cameras, microphones, satellites, and unfathomable high-tech tracking systems and devices. We are seeing the beginning of this already, but Brin takes the implementation of these technologies to extremes, which are incredibly unlikely scena

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