Just piecing together a theory. Let me know your thoughts and contributions!
1.) Suddenly bring down huge swathes of internet infrastructure under the guise of a massive cyber attack (a la Cyber Polygon). Bonus points if it is conveniently timed to coincide with new lockdowns or the outbreak of a new “highly contagious variant” where there is a heavy dependence on online commerce, teleworking, and virtual learning. Also viable: coinciding with a very damning news story TPTB wish to silence from gaining mainstream attention (too many possibilities to list) or a scandalous series of events they wish to conceal.
2.) Severely disrupt the already strained supply chain and send the economy and financial markets into a panic. There’s a massive run on gasoline, groceries, medicines, and a host of other products. The fear of lack becomes a very powerful manipulative tool. Sustained supply chain problems further push more Mom and Pop businesses to shutter their doors.
3.) Politicians and “experts” select the group(s) of people they decide to blame and malign for the attacks (whether or not they were actually responsible), and in the process, decry the anonymity of the internet that allowed the attacks to be planned and ultimately take place. Anger against the anonymity of the internet is further cemented by the talking heads by blaming it for a host of long-standing problems: perpetuating hateful rhetoric (bullying, trolling, racism, etc.), “promoting misinformation and conspiracy theories,” enabling criminal activity, and preying on children. Encryption is again portrayed as a massive hindrance to those who could have protected us from such devastating cyber attacks.
4.) After the right amount of time has passed and businesses and the public are desperate to “get back to normal,” the government proposes issuing everyone new individual credentials that will be required to participate in Internet 2.0. Perhaps it will be tied to your SSN or maybe even some kind of biometric identifier. Now the government will definitively know exactly who you are every time you’re online — and can control exactly what sites you visit, what you read and watch, and what you say. Lucrative financial incentives will be awarded to ISPs and BigTech for serving TPTB’s interests and becoming “Internet 2.0-compliant.” Sites that refuse to comply will either be canceled or be subjected to draconian regulations that will make them no longer viable.
5.) Existing cryptocurrency becomes a tragic casualty of the massive cyber attack, but never fear, the new “passport” will conveniently provide a perfect avenue for the timely roll-out of FedCoin accounts. It’ll be an opportune time to “reset” the currency situation anyway, since the economy has tanked and they can seize the opportunity to “build back better” by implementing full-tilt socialism under the guise of making the system more equitable and supporting various social justice causes. Forget the $600 threshold currently proposed — they’ll just know every single transaction. New AI tools will be harnessed to help them analyze the transactions and assess any “threats.”
6.) Of course, your medical records and vaccination status can also be conveniently recorded using your “passport”! Now you can once again do things you used to do, like travel freely on mass transit or attend a concert or sporting event, because you’ve been confirmed to not be a “domestic terrorist,” threat to others, OR a virus superspreader.
Just piecing together a theory. Let me know your thoughts and contributions!
1.) Suddenly bring down huge swathes of internet infrastructure under the guise of a massive cyber attack (a la Cyber Polygon). Bonus points if it is conveniently timed to coincide with new lockdowns or the outbreak of a new “highly contagious variant” where there is a heavy dependence on online commerce, teleworking, and virtual learning. Also viable: coinciding with a very damning news story TPTB wish to silence from gaining mainstream attention (too many possibilities to list) or a scandalous series of events they wish to conceal.
2.) Severely disrupt the already strained supply chain and send the economy and financial markets into a panic. There’s a massive run on gasoline, groceries, medicines, and a host of other products. The fear of lack becomes a very powerful manipulative tool. Sustained supply chain problems further push more Mom and Pop businesses to shutter their doors.
3.) Politicians and “experts” select the group(s) of people they decide to blame and malign for the attacks (whether or not they were actually responsible), and in the process, decry the anonymity of the internet that allowed the attacks to be planned and ultimately take place. Anger against the anonymity of the internet is further cemented by the talking heads by blaming it for a host of long-standing problems: perpetuating hateful rhetoric (bullying, trolling, racism, etc.), “promoting misinformation and conspiracy theories,” enabling criminal activity, and preying on children. Encryption is again portrayed as a massive hindrance to those who could have protected us from such devastating cyber attacks.
4.) After the right amount of time has passed and businesses and the public are desperate to “get back to normal,” the government proposes issuing everyone new individual credentials that will be required to participate in Internet 2.0. Perhaps it will be tied to your SSN or maybe even some kind of biometric identifier. Now the government will definitively know exactly who you are every time you’re online — and can control exactly what sites you visit, what you read and watch, and what you say. Lucrative financial incentives will be awarded to ISPs and BigTech for serving TPTB’s interests and becoming “Internet 2.0-compliant.” Sites that refuse to comply will either be canceled or be subjected to draconian regulations that will make them no longer viable.
5.) Existing cryptocurrency becomes a tragic casualty of the massive cyber attack, but never fear, the new “passport” will conveniently provide a perfect avenue for the timely roll-out of FedCoin accounts. It’ll be an opportune time to “reset” the currency situation anyway, since the economy has tanked and they can seize the opportunity to “build back better” by implementing full-tilt socialism under the guise of making the system more equitable and supporting various social justice causes. Forget the $600 threshold currently proposed — they’ll just know every single transaction. New AI tools will be harnessed to help them analyze the transactions and assess any “threats.”
6.) Of course, your medical records and vaccination status can also be conveniently recorded using your “passport”! Now you can once again do things you used to do, like travel freely on mass transit or attend a concert or sporting event, because you’ve been confirmed to not be a “domestic terrorist,” threat to others, OR a virus superspreader.