The real question is how long the masquerade will last, since the kindred is bound to be discovered by the majority sooner rather than later. In my humble opinion, since I lack the statistical information on the current numbers of sect devotees, I think that the kindred is getting too reckless. Camarilla is to my knowledge crumbling at a considerable pace, anarchs are a loose bunch and the Sabat, is well, Sabat. Maybe I will be harshly judged for this, but I would like WoD to have a definite end, since no masquerade can go on forever - if we apply the whole system of degradation to kindred as a whole, there must come a point of "global withering" when the blood becomes to weak to survive. Adding artificial length to the universe would be counter-productive in my opinion.
Cellphone cameras and internet pix were around since late 90's. Social media and smartphones are clearly overestimated. The former and public opinion could be easily manipulated or controlled. Nothing essential was changed since Modern Nights.
Exactly. Just look at all the fake news problems, especially in the US. People have better technology but a lot have not been getting more intelligent, rather the other way around with all these oligarchs being elected...
There is another phenomenon, so-called informational overload. I have doubts that bloodsucker videos would surprise anyone these days or even attract any attention. They will drown in that moosh like everything else.
Or, rather, "I admire your skills, dude".Regarding videos, some mean shorts from 90's could be easily mistaken for snuff films, and even were, by the police and FBI no less. So, I doubt such a fvckups could be considered a masquerade violation any more.Another point, this modern BS tech is nothing new, wouldn't name a cross between a cellphone, a cheap digital camera and a pad on castrated Ubuntu with wifi exactly an invention. It's buggy, broken by design, has abominable talk/standby time, and potentially vulnerable, which will attract an attention of tech-savvy cainites for sure. Not to say it equally sucks both as a phone and portable PC.Social networks would be used for tracking down mortals, why bother with police databases if they're filling dossiers on themselves and posting that in public?
As for the individualism, I would not blame it, modern society is rather selfish or wannabe than individualistic in the original meaning. People care only about themselves, but still doesn't want to think by themselves, which makes them easy targets.
Some societies are more religious and conservative so there is a lower chance of such manipulation... for example, in my country social networks are not so common or dominant as they are in the US and the most of the Western world so tracking people would be more difficult, plus the harsh times that the people in the Balkans have been exposed to have birthed a more callous and suspicious bunch... two wars and one bombing in the past twenty-five years have created a closed society that would easily shrug off any kindred influence and burn the mentioned far more easily.
Quote from: Raving_Neonate on July 20, 2018, 04:47:14 pmSome societies are more religious and conservative so there is a lower chance of such manipulation... for example, in my country social networks are not so common or dominant as they are in the US and the most of the Western world so tracking people would be more difficult, plus the harsh times that the people in the Balkans have been exposed to have birthed a more callous and suspicious bunch... two wars and one bombing in the past twenty-five years have created a closed society that would easily shrug off any kindred influence and burn the mentioned far more easily. Serbia?