next time we discover that one or another military or intelligence or law enforcement agency is accumulating lists of otherwise law-abiding citizens, and talking heads go on TV and say that's a totally innocuous thing to do, that nothing bad could happen -- well, the talking heads will either be stupid or lying.
Excellent sentence. One of the great things about the new startup model vs the old corporate-ladder model is that there will be a lot more people who can say this sort of thing. No manager at a big co would dare to. But when you get paid upfront you can say what you want (afterward).
I agree with quite a bit of what you said, but I wouldn't focus on upfront remuneration as the primary facilitator.
If you look at the civil service, there are few civil servants who want to report misconduct because of what it means for their career i.e. their place in the hierarchy. With the start-up model - i.e. a decentralised system - if you do report misconduct of any kind in any profession the drop is not so great and it's far easier to start again and make a living. You are not dependent on a few "ivory towers".
If something like this were to happen today, how much easier would it be for the feds to gather information about you and your business especially if "the rules of evidence do not apply"?
Excellent sentence. One of the great things about the new startup model vs the old corporate-ladder model is that there will be a lot more people who can say this sort of thing. No manager at a big co would dare to. But when you get paid upfront you can say what you want (afterward).