5 ms·

No trolling, just a supposition: I'd like to answer this with a movie quote (I just can't recall the movie for some reason) - "...and like it or not, they're go

No trolling, just a supposition: I'd like to answer this with a movie quote (I just can't recall the movie for some reason) - "...and like it or not, they're going to build you a new civilization, under a new world order." What can't be done when a single company in the world has, with a multitude of "free" services, crawled into every crevice of your private life? They know who you e-mail and what you mail about. They know your calendar and schedules. They know your economy. They know your medical history. They know who your friends are and what you do on your vacation. They know your hobbies and interests. Traverse the list of Google products and you'll quickly see that every single aspect of your life can now have a Google tag on it.

lwhi 16y ago
So what's the answer? Revolution? I'm honestly at a loss, when I try to think of solutions. The most sensible reaction might be to break Google up into smaller companies - which would mean that the benefit it gains from being interconnected would be reduced - but I don't think this would currently be possible.
- lwhi 16y ago
  Vote me down by all means, but at least tell me why.
  - lwhi 16y ago
    slow clap
- naner 16y ago
  "So what's the answer? Revolution?" Haha, no, not in this day and age. People in power these days know you have to keep the public sated to prevent revolution. People with family and jobs who live in relative safety and have a reasonable amount of income aren't going to revolt. And the public shouldn't initiate a revolution anyways because the cost becomes too great with a society this size. The answer is deceptively simple. Develop a theory of change (work backwards from your end goal to discover the steps that need to be taken) and devise a strategy that takes into account the dynamics of power. The problem is that this is very difficult. You have to be very disciplined, you have to abandon your personal life goals, you have to find people to help you, and you will almost certainly have to do something out of line with your ideals (such as manipulating people or temporarily acting like the people you are trying to be rid of).
  - lwhi 16y ago
    Well, they say that every society is only three meals away from revolution. Maybe it's true. Even if not, I think there are certain cataclysmic events that could provoke a reaction (Greece recently showed that). I think developing a theory of change is useful, but then again - wouldn't it involve creating an instrument of power to control the masses? Rather than moderating the power networks we have, the public would be pushed from pillar to post. I think it would be more useful to society in general, if we were able to define limits to the amount of power a single entry has.
  - lwhi 16y ago
    Reminds me of the quote "Be careful when you fight the monsters, lest you become one."

lwhi 16y ago

So what's the answer? Revolution? I'm honestly at a loss, when I try to think of solutions. The most sensible reaction might be to break Google up into smaller companies - which would mean that the benefit it gains from being interconnected would be reduced - but I don't think this would currently be possible.

lwhi 16y ago
Vote me down by all means, but at least tell me why.
- lwhi 16y ago
  slow clap
naner 16y ago
"So what's the answer? Revolution?" Haha, no, not in this day and age. People in power these days know you have to keep the public sated to prevent revolution. People with family and jobs who live in relative safety and have a reasonable amount of income aren't going to revolt. And the public shouldn't initiate a revolution anyways because the cost becomes too great with a society this size. The answer is deceptively simple. Develop a theory of change (work backwards from your end goal to discover the steps that need to be taken) and devise a strategy that takes into account the dynamics of power. The problem is that this is very difficult. You have to be very disciplined, you have to abandon your personal life goals, you have to find people to help you, and you will almost certainly have to do something out of line with your ideals (such as manipulating people or temporarily acting like the people you are trying to be rid of).
- lwhi 16y ago
  Well, they say that every society is only three meals away from revolution. Maybe it's true. Even if not, I think there are certain cataclysmic events that could provoke a reaction (Greece recently showed that). I think developing a theory of change is useful, but then again - wouldn't it involve creating an instrument of power to control the masses? Rather than moderating the power networks we have, the public would be pushed from pillar to post. I think it would be more useful to society in general, if we were able to define limits to the amount of power a single entry has.
- lwhi 16y ago
  Reminds me of the quote "Be careful when you fight the monsters, lest you become one."