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Take any of these arguments about Facebook, replace "Facebook" with "printing press" and everything still makes sense, which tells you what this really is: Cul
by JPKab 5y ago
Take any of these arguments about Facebook, replace "Facebook" with "printing press" and everything still makes sense, which tells you what this really is:
Cultural elites wanting to control what their perceived inferiors think, believe, and most importantly, vote for.
The same class of people who wanted to regulate the printing press in Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries are the ones who want to regulate the internet today.
- _skel 5y agoTo be fair there is also a large contingent of well-intentioned people who don't realize the full implications of what they are asking for. Ironically many of those people would say they oppose the concentration of corporate power, yet they are asking a very large capitalist corporation to exercise power over one of the most fundamental freedoms.