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>define what value and relevance a license has for such Government compliance? India is a democracy. Tech may move faster, but that doesn't mean it's right. Vo
by readflaggedcomm 5y ago
>define what value and relevance a license has for such
Government compliance? India is a democracy. Tech may move faster, but that doesn't mean it's right. Voters decide what's right, ultimately.
The Amish are wise in this: wait for the community to approve technology, and only then apply it to their lives. The Government of India doesn't need to be held hostage by cybermancers, they can decide tech usefulness on their own time.
- throwaway2077 5y agosatellite internet is not a new technology. come on now, you've been a superpower for over a year. get with the times.
- dddnzzz334 5y agoIt isn't about protecting the interest of the voters but about having power to shut down and censor internet at will that the Indian government doesn't want to lose.
- jhgb 5y ago> India is a democracy. Tech may move faster, but that doesn't mean it's right. Voters decide what's right, ultimately. ... The Amish are wise in this: wait for the community to approve technology, and only then apply it to their lives. You mention democracy and then give an example of religious authoritarianism? What is the connection between the two?
- readflaggedcomm 5y agoThe Amish vote on how their community moves. People regularly leave. It's the same thing.
- jhgb 5y ago> People regularly leave People regularly fled from behind the Iron Curtain, too.