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I don't believe the Mayans, but I do think that 2012 is going to be a huge year. For one, the Occupy movement is going to rise back up in some form in the spri

by ddw 15y ago

I don't believe the Mayans, but I do think that 2012 is going to be a huge year. For one, the Occupy movement is going to rise back up in some form in the spring and will be an interesting juxtaposition to the campaign fever in the U.S. I don't know if the social network idea is going to catch fire, but something on the internet interesting is going to happen in this regard. Also, the Reddit/SOPA idea is an interesting one (Paul Ryan is great choice). A lot of people have learned from the GoDaddy fiasco that boycotts organized on the internet can work. This year we've also seen people moving their money to credit unions and now a boycott of Comcast. Next year there may also be a conclusion to the Assange case that may jump off another round of hacktivism and let's see how far the Stratfor hack goes. Overall I'd say 2012 is the year that the internet really becomes more than talking to your friends, email and buying and consuming crap. Two generations of people that grew up on the 'net will overwhelm the rest that don't understand it.

nextparadigms 15y ago
They are planning to Occupy Congress starting January 17th( the 1 Million Tents movement). Maybe this will help make the politicians considering voting for SOPA and PIPA (January 24th vote) more fearful of backlash, too.
peterwwillis 15y ago
December 2012 is when the world ends, so really, it's practically 2013. Occupy will be dead as soon as jobs kick back up or whenever the government actually puts up a fight to these camp-outs. I don't think anyone needs another social network; a forum perhaps, but Facebook/Twitter works just as well for organizing Occupy crap. I don't know why GoDaddy got into this in the first place but it's obvious they didn't have much to gain at all which is why they bailed. Try getting a music company or a police fraternity to bail on SOPA by protest, see how far it gets you. SOPA will live on. The Stratfor hack is complete and utter bullshit, it's a goddamn news wire service. Nothing will come from it. The only thing you can say with certainty is America will be full of excess [political] bullshit until November 2012, and then it'll be business as usual. (Also, you know the OP's post is a troll when he suggests Ron Paul could win)
- cdcarter 15y ago
  > Occupy will be dead as soon as jobs kick back up or whenever the government actually puts up a fight to these camp-outs. I don't think anyone needs another social network; a forum perhaps, but Facebook/Twitter works just as well for organizing Occupy crap. As the articles state, the Occupy movement is making another social network because Facebook and Twitter don't work nearly efficient enough for "organizing Occupy crap". Nor have any major government attacks on Occupy Boston (for example) managed to stop the movement.
gyardley 15y ago
Only Reddit would be goofy enough to target a congressman that regularly pulls in two-thirds of the popular vote in his district, outperformed his party's own presidential candidate by ~20%, and is already targeted by single-issue groups with a lot more prominence than SOPA. Most likely they fail, and if they succeed they won't get the credit. If they had a clue they'd pick a) someone already pretty wobbly, b) someone who won't be automatically riding the coattails of dissatisfaction with the current president, and c) someone they can take credit for bumping if they actually manage to pull it off.

by ddw 15y ago

nextparadigms 15y ago

They are planning to Occupy Congress starting January 17th( the 1 Million Tents movement). Maybe this will help make the politicians considering voting for SOPA and PIPA (January 24th vote) more fearful of backlash, too.

peterwwillis 15y ago

December 2012 is when the world ends, so really, it's practically 2013. Occupy will be dead as soon as jobs kick back up or whenever the government actually puts up a fight to these camp-outs. I don't think anyone needs another social network; a forum perhaps, but Facebook/Twitter works just as well for organizing Occupy crap. I don't know why GoDaddy got into this in the first place but it's obvious they didn't have much to gain at all which is why they bailed. Try getting a music company or a police fraternity to bail on SOPA by protest, see how far it gets you. SOPA will live on. The Stratfor hack is complete and utter bullshit, it's a goddamn news wire service. Nothing will come from it. The only thing you can say with certainty is America will be full of excess [political] bullshit until November 2012, and then it'll be business as usual. (Also, you know the OP's post is a troll when he suggests Ron Paul could win)

cdcarter 15y ago
> Occupy will be dead as soon as jobs kick back up or whenever the government actually puts up a fight to these camp-outs. I don't think anyone needs another social network; a forum perhaps, but Facebook/Twitter works just as well for organizing Occupy crap. As the articles state, the Occupy movement is making another social network because Facebook and Twitter don't work nearly efficient enough for "organizing Occupy crap". Nor have any major government attacks on Occupy Boston (for example) managed to stop the movement.

gyardley 15y ago

Only Reddit would be goofy enough to target a congressman that regularly pulls in two-thirds of the popular vote in his district, outperformed his party's own presidential candidate by ~20%, and is already targeted by single-issue groups with a lot more prominence than SOPA. Most likely they fail, and if they succeed they won't get the credit. If they had a clue they'd pick a) someone already pretty wobbly, b) someone who won't be automatically riding the coattails of dissatisfaction with the current president, and c) someone they can take credit for bumping if they actually manage to pull it off.