Have you ever thought about it? Living
off the grid usually refers to surviving without any dependence on
society, the government, or the public, without relying on
infrastructure and money. However, I'm referring to going off-grid in
a technological sense. With powerful presences like Google, Amazon,
and Facebook monitoring us and integrating themselves into more and
more aspects of our lives, we really have only two options: fight
back or resign to it. Acceptance is what most of us have tacitly
done, and it's understandable—everything has been happening over
many years, slowly building. It may still seem innocuous, and perhaps
it still is in some ways, but unless these monopolizing giants are
stopped and broken up by the government (and I'm referring to
government in a non-partisan sense, because both sides have utilized
these technologies to their benefit), we may be acquiescing to a soft
tyranny. This week, I'm going to talk about some things these
companies are doing and some simple ways we can resist...at least a
little.
As seven alien races struggle to co-exist in an uneasy alliance, the Inter-Stellar Union sends Union Guard agents on missions to preserve the crucial balance. These specialized operatives must do what regional security cannot, dealing with smugglers, pirates, terrorists, and even greater challenges in order to bring stability to a universe that needs it desperately. Without the Union Guard, the races will not be prepared to face a looming alien threat they can only hope to defeat together.
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