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> Democratizing access to things not to be too pedantic, but this is not "democratizing access", as that would involve print-outs/usb sticks/discs of the code
by kmlx 4y ago
> Democratizing access to things
not to be too pedantic, but this is not "democratizing access", as that would involve print-outs/usb sticks/discs of the code distributed to people that can't access the internet, accessibility issues, bias considerations etc etc. as such, this is just "access".
- blagie 4y agoAthens, late medieval/early modern Poland, and the early US all had democratic systems of sorts where about 10% of the population, give-or-take, were in the electorate. Likewise, slavery < serfdom < caste / Jim Crow / etc. class system < equality under the law with discrimination < equality Access, inclusion, and democracy aren't binary concepts, and progress is gradual.