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> I understand that today's laws are not doing that,

Come on. Like 80% of my entire post was devoted to pointing out a gradual erosion of rights over time, and I explicitly stated that it's not the case today.

Sorry, I didn't read that far. I do think this is a classic slippery slope though.

But don't underestimate human adaptability. Slippery slope arguments assume that once a technology introduces a specific risk, society lacks the agency to create counter-measures, new norms, or alternative uses for that technology.

I haven't found that to be the case throughout most of history.