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And yet, without those private organizations and the free markets that allowed them to thrive - the whole notion of having all that is preserved online by them
by crusso 9y ago
And yet, without those private organizations and the free markets that allowed them to thrive - the whole notion of having all that is preserved online by them would be utterly unimaginable. The internet as we know it, capable of passing all this bandwidth to individuals around the world wouldn't exist. At best, it would still be a toy in government labs and academia like it was before it was commercialized.
- leereeves 9y agoThat's hardly certain. The government built the interstate highways, it could have built the Internet as well. Privatizing it was a political decision.
- emilsedgh 9y agoI'm not against privatizing internet. I'm sure it wouldn't have been this useful if it wasn't for private companies. I'm just saying the notion that private companies (on the internet or not) have almost zero responsibility and we're subject to their whim is wrong. I guess that's where the rule of law is supposed to enter the discussion.
- icebraining 9y agoAt best, it would still be a toy in government labs and academia like it was before it was commercialized. This is demonstrably untrue. Minitel was already much more than that, despite being designed and implemented by a division of the French Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.
- tpallarino 9y agoI don't see how this would be any different than a library. We need new, good public institutions such as this.
- cat199 9y agoYou're conflating the products of an economic system with its organization.. which is not to say you are wrong necessarily, but this is not a neutral, objective, or provable position to take..