An Israeli-designed radar system rings the island. It’s a system that can detect anyone approaching half a mile away. Cameras are everywhere: hidden in hedges, mounted on poles and linked to a command center that monitors every move.
Given enough time, I’m pretty sure we could build a trebuchet that can launch giant rocks, burning balls of pitch, and anything else that suits from over 1/2 mile away…
I wonder if Cory Doctorow has already heard of this deftly enshittified late stage capitalism aggression. Will be heading over to pluralistic.net to find out…