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...so they'll cut the cord and now no one has internet, or, they'll throw their hands up in the air in despair realizing "we the government lost, the people won
by kreeben 5y ago
...so they'll cut the cord and now no one has internet, or, they'll throw their hands up in the air in despair realizing "we the government lost, the people won, let's just give everyone access to everything and start trusting that our people will do the right thing with their newfound information".
One of those things seem more likely than the other.
- can16358p 5y agoThinking of how many businesses rely on Internet, cutting the cable is unlikely. They will eventually have to embrace it, or collapse economically.
- bryanrasmussen 5y agoauthoritarians can remain irrational far longer than their economies can remain functional. there's a reason why Orwell said a boot stamping a human face forever instead of a boot stamping a human face until it became economically disadvantageous to do so.