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Depending on how its done, "movement from platforms to protocols" can also be anarchy codified. Most people don't want that either.
by slg 6y ago
Depending 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.