i seriously think abetting the surveillance state is a moral failing. this is about ring cameras and other such devices
look i understand you may feel like you have benign reasons for having a camera at your door (& in some extreme cases i really do understand why it may be necessary) but i still think normalizing & participating in this constant surveillance not only makes us easier to police, but also cows us & makes us mistrust our neighbors. the camera is often barely a preventive measure, it is a tool of enforcement. i don’t feel safer being watched. there is no way to know exactly who is watching me. there is no distinguishable difference in the door camera of someone who uses it to check for a package & someone who uses it to police who they believe is allowed in my neighborhood. i did not consent to be recorded & there is no corner i can turn these days & escape the constant and all-seeing eye
