Technocrats create because they can, not because there is a moral or ethical case to do so. In their mind, technology is not ethical or moral and therefore does not deserve a consideration during the development processes.
National and global buzz is increasing over the Smart Region concept dreamed up by Arizona State University where smart city technology will bypass individual cities by imposing regional policies directly.
Global warming alarmists will live on in denial of the sun's role in shaping climate on earth. Nevertheless, they are fully committed to the transition to a green economy and Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy.
For coronavirus victims who are quarantined in their own home, China is making sure they stay there by using devices similar to the electronic 'bracelets' that courts and jails use for tracking prisoners.
Private Cities are the beginning of neo-Feudalism where citizens exist for the pleasure and convenience of the land barons. If the 'owners' don't like you, you can be summarily expelled with no recourse.
Technocrat scientists around the world are using CRISPR technology in top-secret labs to develop doomsday-type biological warfare weapons. The Wuhan Institute of Virology is such a center, and the most likely source of the coronavirus outbreak.
The Second Amendment will not protect you from massive and ubiquitous surveillance and the wholesale distribution of your data to hostile entities. Unless it is stopped, you cannot escape the surveillance dragnet. But, change in behavior must start with citizens.
Technocracy run by engineers and scientists threatens all types of governmental structures, not just 'democracy'. It seeks a scientific dictatorship where society is run and people are controlled by algorithm, as in China.
5G wireless companies refuse to invest in scientific studies on the harmful effects of 5G radiation on humans; they also berate legitimate scientists and physicians who are raising serious health warnings like this one.