Purpose of a surveillance state?

The purpose of the surveillance state is to preserve the existence of the surveillance state.

deym, that's messed up.

correct me. your thought is that surveillance state enriches the pockets of those who run it by finding people to imprison?

i see. do you think the people in the government are pulling the strings or is it the corporations?

States are likely to share its surveillance with the big corporations (who are much more powerful than elected politicians) to ensure that any union activists never ever gets a job again. It's a much better tool to maintain the status quo with than physical force. There is at least two dozen famous political philosophers who you can read for all the details.