We already live in a world where this is roughly the case for nuclear technology. It’s not obvious that this is a huge infringement on basic liberties, or that it would be if that were extended to include powerful computers.
What he said was “exclusive access to post-1950 technology.” That’s a heck of a lot more than “powerful computers.” It also includes, e.g., the entirety of modern transportation technology, communications (especially the Internet), logistics, agricultural automation, and nearly every medical technology.
It would be something like Maoist China in the height of the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution. What a nightmare.
Also, as mentioned by Lumifer such nuclear restrictions haven’t worked. States that want nuclear weapons have obtained them, and about all that has been accomplished is the retardation of peaceful nuclear technology in the hands of civilians :(
What he said was “exclusive access to post-1950 technology.” That’s a heck of a lot more than “powerful computers.” It also includes, e.g., the entirety of modern transportation technology, communications (especially the Internet), logistics, agricultural automation, and nearly every medical technology.
It would be something like Maoist China in the height of the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution. What a nightmare.
Also, as mentioned by Lumifer such nuclear restrictions haven’t worked. States that want nuclear weapons have obtained them, and about all that has been accomplished is the retardation of peaceful nuclear technology in the hands of civilians :(