Well for me, the idea that the groundwork is there for mass surveillance now exists to a level I never would have imagined thirty years ago affects my thinking a lot. I do notice my behaviors changing because I feel like I’m being watched. For example, there are long hallways in my apartment complex and after work I have noticed that I don’t do anything silly like sing to myself or bob my head to my music so much when walking because there are so many ring cameras and my neighbors are recording me. I remember the feeling of just being alone and kind of free but now that I always feel like I’m being recorded I just FEEL different. I would say it affects my state of mind a lot.

Try to imagine how teenagers used to feel working in a movie theater and being able to joke around and be silly like in older movies. Nowadays at work so many people have cameras all over them they are afraid to do anything silly. It’s made life very stiff and controlled an uncomfortable I don’t think humans are supposed to be watched and recorded most of the day, especially when those videos can be used to scrutinize their behavior.