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"A long time ago, I used to believe that Internet would usher a new age of Enlightenment since every one would have access to many different opinions and unbias
by jonstokes 11y ago
"A long time ago, I used to believe that Internet would usher a new age of Enlightenment since every one would have access to many different opinions and unbiased sources."
Heh, same here. I think that so many of us simply underestimated the immense power of capitalism to co-opt and commodify everything it touches.
- cousin_it 11y agoYour dig on capitalism is ironic, given that the original post was about the power of activism to politicize everything it touches.
- danharaj 11y agoThe status quo is always political. There is no apolitical center.
- cousin_it 11y agoSure, we can't have an apolitical space. But we can have an activism-free space, and that's exactly what I want.
- danharaj 11y agoso, a safe space from activism? :p i think your desire is reasonable. however, i think it would be unreasonable to demand it of something as public and global as Twitter.
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- cousin_it 11y agoAgreed that Twitter shouldn't be activism-free, but they could try to make it less threatening, e.g. by hiding or slowing down replies that are likely to be part of mobbing.
- blakeyrat 11y agoTwitter could do a million things to improve the platform (when it comes to reducing abuse), sadly they've chosen to introduce only orthogonal features nobody really wants, like "Moments".
- maker1138 11y agovoluntary exchange is not the problem with society. involuntary exchange on the other hand...
- danharaj 11y agoProperty rights are involuntary for the have-nots. The basis of capitalism isn't 'voluntary exchange', but property rights and the accumulation of capital.
- minimuffins 11y agoIs there a name for the thing where every discussion online eventually becomes about stridently defending or bashing capitalism? SOME PUBLIC FIGURE: I'm leaving twitter, too many trolls. [ 50 pages of discussion ] AGGRIEVED COMMIE: ACTUALLY, capitalism sucks! (As it happens, totally agree with the commie stuff though. All the cheery talk about liberty and voluntarism is idiotic since it acts like primitive accumulation and enclosure don't exist, as if everybody starts out with equal capital to manage, like in a board game.)
- danharaj 11y ago> Is there a name for the thing where every discussion online eventually becomes about stridently defending or bashing capitalism? as a filthy commie, i hope it's the reawakening of the global proletariat :3
- minimuffins 11y agoLike Bob Fitch said, vulgar Marxism explains about 90% of what goes on in the world.
- Shivetya 11y agoIt wasn't capitalism that co-opted communities, it was the end product of modern politics which strives to play people against each other to maintain the power of those who govern. By subtle and some not so subtle phrasing they can turn people into irrational actors which makes them all the more easy to manipulate. There have been some really good areas for the technically inclined to congregate that were destroyed with politically driven conversations took over.
- jes 11y agoI would welcome some additional clarity on your use of the term capitalism, as there are many different things called capitalism today. My definition is a system of free, un-coerced trade among individuals, to mutual advantage. It's very simple, and I see it as beneficial. Interested in your thoughts, if you wish to share them.