> It occurred to me that governments are becoming increasingly irrelevant. I've been thinking this for quite a few years now. >the Twitter mob is deciding wh

> It occurred to me that governments are becoming increasingly irrelevant. I've been thinking this for quite a few years now. >the Twitter mob is deciding who to banish. It's a form of democracy, I guess - but one without any checks or balances or regulations. Or swarms of bots shaping public opinion run by just a few people? As long as Govt's allow encryption, over the telecoms networks in their countries, the sooner govts become irrelevant.