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Is this more of a statement than a practical thing? Surely they can just block the minecraft server.

by jszymborski 7y ago

frizkie 7y ago
They do provide a map download, so that could be mirrored, I suppose. Then you can view everything offline.
- jszymborski 7y ago
  Right, but why not have a zip of .txt/.pdf/.html files? Feels like that might be easier to view and smaller to download.
  - leggomylibro 7y ago
    Censorship is like whack-a-mole. The format won't prevent you from getting beaten with a pipe when the cops find out, but it can still help to distribute information through a variety of forms. There's an old resistance method of communication called 'samizdat', where information is duplicated and passed on by loose networks of unaffiliated individuals. Wikipedia has a good quote about it: "Samizdat: I write it myself, edit it myself, censor it myself, publish it myself, distribute it myself, and spend time in prison for it myself" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samizdat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samizdat Of course, the understanding that you might be imprisoned is a big part of civil disobedience. You have to hope that the capricious and unreasonable nature of the authority or rule that you are protesting causes your community and society to demand change.
    - jszymborski 7y ago
      Indeed this seems to be more about making a statement, and I'm all about that!
vortico 7y ago
Yeah, they spent all this time/funding creating a cool webpage and then the government will probably begin blocking traffic that looks like Minecraft. Why not just host a proxy server and skip the BS?
- chrisco255 7y ago
  Because this will have more intrigue and appeal to a wider audience than a proxy server, which only technically savvy people are familiar with. I think entering a virtual library gives it some gravitas and higher sense of importance.
mr_woozy 7y ago
yes and also there's not much actual content in the library either due to the games limitation. This seems like a publicity stunt more than anything.

Is this more of a statement than a practical thing? Surely they can just block the minecraft server.

frizkie 7y ago

They do provide a map download, so that could be mirrored, I suppose. Then you can view everything offline.

jszymborski 7y ago
Right, but why not have a zip of .txt/.pdf/.html files? Feels like that might be easier to view and smaller to download.
- leggomylibro 7y ago
  Censorship is like whack-a-mole. The format won't prevent you from getting beaten with a pipe when the cops find out, but it can still help to distribute information through a variety of forms. There's an old resistance method of communication called 'samizdat', where information is duplicated and passed on by loose networks of unaffiliated individuals. Wikipedia has a good quote about it: "Samizdat: I write it myself, edit it myself, censor it myself, publish it myself, distribute it myself, and spend time in prison for it myself" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samizdat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samizdat Of course, the understanding that you might be imprisoned is a big part of civil disobedience. You have to hope that the capricious and unreasonable nature of the authority or rule that you are protesting causes your community and society to demand change.
  - jszymborski 7y ago
    Indeed this seems to be more about making a statement, and I'm all about that!

vortico 7y ago

Yeah, they spent all this time/funding creating a cool webpage and then the government will probably begin blocking traffic that looks like Minecraft. Why not just host a proxy server and skip the BS?

chrisco255 7y ago
Because this will have more intrigue and appeal to a wider audience than a proxy server, which only technically savvy people are familiar with. I think entering a virtual library gives it some gravitas and higher sense of importance.

mr_woozy 7y ago

yes and also there's not much actual content in the library either due to the games limitation. This seems like a publicity stunt more than anything.