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[–] RustyNova 34 points 3 months ago (4 children)

This looks pretty distopic.

[–] fjordbasa 26 points 3 months ago

Crowd control can be a matter of public safety, but the combination of electronic red screen and multiple cameras doesn’t exactly give a pleasant vibe

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

dystopia is the hundreds of dead bodies crammed together in a Seoul alleyway on Halloween 2022. dystopia is not regulating the flow of traffic

[–] RustyNova 3 points 3 months ago

Oh I don't mean that the crowd control itself is distopic. It's only the way that it's done and how the photo is taken that gives a distopic vibe.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I was thinking the exact same thing. This is the opposite of dystopian, this shows a government that cares about citizen safety.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Return to your hovel, citizen

[–] mercano 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I’d love to, but it’s the wrong way up the now one-way street.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Apologies, citizen. You may pass. I am but a humble autocop.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Have you ever seen a crowd surge?

[–] ripcord 1 points 3 months ago

No, but I once saw a peanut stand.

[–] scutiger 1 points 3 months ago

I've seen a surge protector.