I was thinking it would be fun to read about a world where our concept of prison is the natural state of the denizens. Then for punishment (rather than jail) they are given full freedom. Would be interesting to read an authors rendition of such a state. Sounds like it would be a classic. Going to have to find it.
I’m reading 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. So far I like it.
So, I was thinking that maybe this is where we are heading in our culture. With the realization of smart cities will we essentially be imprisoning ourselves in high tech jail cells? Smart cities promote all the features that we see in an ideal jail environment!
Don’t get me wrong though. I still think smart cities are a good idea. I just think we need to think about what we are doing. I wrote a paper on the ethics of smart cities. Its not great, but there are some thoughts on it and a little background on who the major players are.