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Democracy was nice while it lasted.

• account42 1y ago
  When was that?
  • amelius 1y ago
    Before Eternal September.
    • kragen 1y ago
      Usenet was an anarchy, not a democracy.
      • amelius 1y ago
        Yes, but the users were smart enough to not let it leak into the real world.
        • kragen 1y ago
          Oh, I don't think that's true. If it were, we wouldn't have Linux, Burning Man, or the EFF.
          • cies 1y ago
            And newsgroup-based file sharing.
  • WastedCucumber 1y ago
    Something like 500 BC, back in Athens.