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You could always write a letter and post it. Today, yes you can still write a letter, but without the 1000x powers of instant digital communication and amplifi
by dannyw 4y ago
You could always write a letter and post it.
Today, yes you can still write a letter, but without the 1000x powers of instant digital communication and amplification, your opinions are essentially worthless.
Scale matters.
Two companies (Apple and Google) can effectively kick your app out of mainstream reach.
Two companies (Facebook and Twitter) can effectively deplatform and silence you.
This level of consolidation and relative power, has never occurred before.
The status quo needs to change.
- kevinmchugh 4y agoI can distribute a video easier now than at any point in the past. The same is true for text and audio. Can you imagine trying to distribute a video in like 1965? If ABC, NBC, or CBS didn't want it, what then? You could rent a local theater, assuming the theater owner will take your call and doesn't object to the content of your video. What if it's an anti American film, or criticizing the war in Vietnam?