"In this context we can, albeit dimly, view the political battle-lines that are now being drawn for this century — between digital nationalists who regard power

"In this context we can, albeit dimly, view the political battle-lines that are now being drawn for this century — between digital nationalists who regard powerful technologies as a vehicle for national greatness; digital liberals who wish to order the digital world according to notions of rights and consent;[...] " This is a classical American debate no? On one side you have the digital version of a sort of Jeffersonian Yeoman Republic of merchants, artisans and farmers, 'small is beautiful' etc, vs the Hamiltonian vision that is nationalist, corporate, centralized, urban, and so on, I don't think it's that much of an exaggeration to say it's the focal point of the entire American project. I don't think it really needs a new philosophy, it's the same old debate in a different space. I think the author does make a mistake though by framing this primarily as a philosophical issue. The sheer centralizing force of technology is a reality and has favored one side for much longer than computers are around. Trying to appeal to Republican ideals out of a sort of idealism will not get proponents very far.