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Then you have lobbyists, who perform the same function as advertisers. Those with power are the most ad-targeted of all.

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'Power' in this case is hardware and software under your control.

Power in this case is the political power. There's no other power.

Political power grows from the barrel of a torrent client, in this case.

ICYMI, ang_cire is making a reference to

"Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun"

--Mao Zedong.

Yes there is. It's much easier to enforce laws if everyone's electronics tattle on them, or if they are otherwise sabotaged, as with DRM, than if citizens have tools that answer to and obey only them.

If there were no other power than political, we wouldn't need weapons to fight wars or rebellions.

weapons are a tool to wield political power.

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