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This is a great point. Note, though, this is not new.

It's been been happening since the invention of the first tool. Stone weaponry, agriculture, and so forth, all became largely non-optional after their introduction.



The major difference, though, is that most major technologies are not also accompanied by legislation that effectively penalizes the old methods. There's nothing legally penalizing me from using a bow and arrow, or buying hand-woven clothes, etc., whereas walking is effectively criminal in some parts of the US: https://www.cnn.com/2014/07/31/living/florida-mom-arrested-s...


>bow and arrow

Check again. Bow and Arrows are often considered weapons at the same level of firearms, and so many laws apply.


Sure, but they're considered weapons and subject to weapons laws. Firearms are not inherently privileged over a bow and arrow, the way that cars are legally privileged over pedestrians in many cases.


Obligatory Mitchell and Webb skit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EGAtLGDU7M




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