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Such a loss. Who is the thought leader today to push back on the huge curtailment of online freedoms happening around the world. Even in the HN crowd, you see p

Such a loss. Who is the thought leader today to push back on the huge curtailment of online freedoms happening around the world. Even in the HN crowd, you see people succumbing to nationalism and making arguments to support their government's right to impose their court decisions on foreign jurisdictions in cyberspace. The problem isn't just the Great Firewall, it's stuff like Turkey or Thailand getting YouTube to take down a video criticizing their leader outside their region. It's European courts ruling their restrictions have to apply globally. There's no leader really standing up and affirming the philosophical dream of the independence of cyberspace, as a place where people can gather freely to transact in virtual ways however they want. Rather, there's a huge backslide over the last 20 years.

earenndil 9y ago
> Who is the thought leader today to push back on the huge curtailment of online freedoms happening around the world Judgine from this thread, everyone.
arca_vorago 9y ago
Richard Stallman and Eben Moglen are who I take a lot of similar (but not the same) inspiration from these days. He's dead now too, and not a technologist, but I also took a lot of inspiration from the admonitions of freedom to read and freedom of speech from Christopher Hitchens.
794CD01 9y ago
If that's really how you feel, then why don't you be that person? And by "you," I'm not calling out cromwellian, I mean anyone who reads this comment.
ethagnawl 9y ago
> There's no leader really standing up and affirming the philosophical dream of the independence of cyberspace, as a place where people can gather freely to transact in virtual ways however they want. Among others, the 2600 crew are still carrying that torch.
- ethagnawl 9y ago
  To follow up on my last comment: this week's episode of Off The Hook (one of 2600's radio shows) had a nice segment on John Perry Barlow.

earenndil 9y ago

> Who is the thought leader today to push back on the huge curtailment of online freedoms happening around the world Judgine from this thread, everyone.

arca_vorago 9y ago

Richard Stallman and Eben Moglen are who I take a lot of similar (but not the same) inspiration from these days. He's dead now too, and not a technologist, but I also took a lot of inspiration from the admonitions of freedom to read and freedom of speech from Christopher Hitchens.

794CD01 9y ago

If that's really how you feel, then why don't you be that person? And by "you," I'm not calling out cromwellian, I mean anyone who reads this comment.

ethagnawl 9y ago

> There's no leader really standing up and affirming the philosophical dream of the independence of cyberspace, as a place where people can gather freely to transact in virtual ways however they want. Among others, the 2600 crew are still carrying that torch.

ethagnawl 9y ago
To follow up on my last comment: this week's episode of Off The Hook (one of 2600's radio shows) had a nice segment on John Perry Barlow.