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I have this feeling like 30% of the time on HN and never know how to articulate it. I was online in the 90s and never expected to see so much widespread support
by thanatropism 7y ago
I have this feeling like 30% of the time on HN and never know how to articulate it. I was online in the 90s and never expected to see so much widespread support for curbing free speech.
It's like the Russians won.
- wutbrodo 7y agoThere's a dual cause here: illiberalism is increasingly in vogue in our culture and politics, but early internet and tech culture were already heavily skewed towards individualism and independent thought: part of this was inevitable with the mainstreaming of the Internet and the fact that the average person is _far_ less comfortable with non-conformity.