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I don’t agree the internet had “ethical roots.” Drugs were sold on the internet since the 80s. And the whole thing was funded in the name of warfare. Also the i
by foolfoolz 7y ago
I don’t agree the internet had “ethical roots.” Drugs were sold on the internet since the 80s. And the whole thing was funded in the name of warfare. Also the idealized notion that the internet allows for more extremism, as if the thoughts people express online would not be possible in the brains of these people had they stayed offline, make no sense.
I think the article is correct to assume the internet will become more balkanized and countries once they gain the ability to will control their internet very tightly
- pbhjpbhj 7y ago>once they gain the ability to will control their internet very tightly // Did you have some particular ability in mind here that countries don't already have? Countries sensor the web, turn off access to services (social media), and such, already. I can imagine on-the-fly editing might help countries, but can't really see what else you might have in mind?
- Merrill 7y agoA difference is that the "unacceptable" opinions people once expressed to their friends in the neighborhood bar can now be broadcast over the internet to a wider audience. The Intenet is only one piece though. The other piece is how digital technology makes the production of media cheap and ubiquitous. This breaks the monopoly of media organizations on production, just as the internet and hosted web services break the monopoly on distribution.