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There is this a nice John Gilmore quote regarding the internet and censorship, I sure hope it works out that way in this case. The big difference between NK and
by tisme 14y ago
There is this a nice John Gilmore quote regarding the internet and censorship, I sure hope it works out that way in this case. The big difference between NK and Iran is that in the Iranian case people will know what they are missing.
- epscylonb 14y ago> The big difference between NK and Iran is that in the Iranian case people will know what they are missing. To begin with.
- jlgreco 14y agoExactly. Even one generation removed makes a hell of a difference. Hearing stories about something is worlds apart from actually knowing something. They are already 40 some years out from the revolution, the people who remember the proceeding society are starting to get old now. Even if the situation is not getting worse per se, they need to turn it around soon while they still have people who remember what it was like before, or they risk significant cultural loss.
- gaius 14y agoIt's weird how that works both ways. YouTube its hard to think is only actually 5 years old (possibly because it has been backfilled with content). But what people assume "has always been there" is actually quite fluid.
- shimon_e 14y agoAt least Iranian population is demographically and geographically more difficult to control than NK.
- andreasvc 14y agoThe quote is: "The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it."