I understand that everyone is disillusioned with current institutions. But I don't understand the prevailing sentiment here that it's therefore okay for them to fail. For one, there will never be perfect institutions. One would think we would create technology to complement and improve them. Instead, recent technological trends seem to have done the opposite.

At the very least, this should make us reconsider what we are building and the incentives behind it.

What has any of that got to do with the Indian government planting evidence on 'activists'?

> What has any of that got to do with the Indian government planting evidence on 'activists'?

This.

I mean, the article states that the Indian government was found planting evidence regarding assassination plots and forging associations with a maoist group, and suddenly the discussion revolves about maoist groups around the globe?

What next? Should we commend the Indian government for it's keen eye to pick fake stories to frame activists with?

who said indian government planted it ? What if the defendent created a trail of planting to exonerate his/her self.

Do you think faking a digital evidence is hard ?

Have you read about the General Motors Streetcar Conspiracy?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_consp...