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"movement from platforms to protocols" is essentially anti-trust laws codified
by tw600040 6y ago
"movement from platforms to protocols" is essentially anti-trust laws codified
- slg 6y agoDepending on how its done, "movement from platforms to protocols" can also be anarchy codified. Most people don't want that either.
- worik 6y agoPlease do not use the word "anarchy" as a synonym for "chaos". Anarchy is the opposite of chaos
- slg 6y agoWhat distinction are you trying to make here? A completely open protocol with no single controlling entity would not be inherently beholden to government control or laws like a platform would be. It can result in the distribution of illegal content such as child porn. How is this not an example of potential anarchy?
- ashtonkem 6y agoAnarchists as a political group usually don't like it when anarchy is compared to chaos, as this is usually a comparison that was formed by their ideological opponents.
- slg 6y agoI still don't understand this point. I am not describing chaos. I am describing the specific drawbacks of a lack of centralized authority overseeing things. Isn't that the dictionary definition of anarchy. What am I missing?
- worik 6y agoFair. Not the definition of Anarchy I would use but I was understanding you had used anarchy == chaos
- Zak 6y agoEmail is an open protocol. If I send an email that's illegal, say death threats or child porn, the government can put me in jail. There doesn't need to be a single controlling entity for that to work. The process of doing that involves investigation, subpoenas, and warrants, and is subject to laws created in a more or less democratic process. No part of it requires anyone to prevent me from sending illegal emails, just an apparatus to punish me if I do.