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It is ironic to see the quote from RU Sirius about what a victory the internet is for the counter culture: > The rise of the Net and the Web represents a victo
by wdewind 11y ago
It is ironic to see the quote from RU Sirius about what a victory the internet is for the counter culture:
> The rise of the Net and the Web represents a victory for the counterculture and the subculture. The next generation, raised on the Net as their primary medium, won't even know what consensus reality is.
followed by this from the comments:
> This is what happens when you let little children manage grownup things.
basically begging for a more traditional power structure, and being extremely upset when the next generation, raised on the Net as their primary medium, manage it differently than how he'd expect.
I don't think RU Sirius is right about the internet being a win for the counter culture (I do hope he is right, though). I can't find a year for that, but I'll bet it was said before all the Snowden stuff.
- squidfood 11y agoWell it certainly mainstreamed all kinds of counter-cultures. Whether this is a "victory" for them is debatable.
- oldbuzzard 11y agoBefore the Snowden stuff... mmm probably yes. I'd bet that quote comes from an old issue of "Mondo 2000" and is contempory with the Clipper Chip battles about mandated NSA backdoors in all telecoms circa '93/94.
- chucksmash 11y agoOh man. I read a story (possibly found on HN?) a few months ago about a guy growing up reading 90s techno-utopia stuff. He used the last of his money to go to a convention only to become disillusioned with it when he saw his idols were just making it up as they went. It was a really interesting read - does this ring a bell for anybody? I'm sure Mondo 2000 was mentioned in it.
- csixty4 11y agoSounds like "The Guy I Almost Was" http://electricsheepcomix.com/almostguy/ http://electricsheepcomix.com/almostguy/
- rm_-rf_slash 11y agoThank you. That was the best read in weeks.
- chucksmash 11y agoThat's exactly it. Good pull!
- csixty4 11y agoI make it a point to read it at least once a year, because so much of it resonates with me. Always fresh in my mind.
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- icpmacdo 11y agoThat was a great read!