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"There is no alternative" is a self-fulfilling prophecy
by lejalv 7mo ago
"There is no alternative" is a self-fulfilling prophecy
- john_strinlai 7mo agoi am not saying "there is no alternative". i am saying that you cant do a worldwide systematic review of everything that relies on the internet, and un-internet it. if you have a realistic approach to doing so, i will eat my shoe.
- grishka 7mo agoIf we, the tech-savvy people, start pushing for it, it may have a chance of succeeding. On the other hand, if we take your defeatist approach, it's an absolute certainty that nothing will change.
- john_strinlai 7mo agojust because i disagree with your idea does not mean i am taking a "defeatist approach". your idea is not the One Good Idea that everyone must subscribe to or else they must shrug and give up. but, lets hear it. what specifically is involved in "pushing for it"?
- grishka 7mo agoFor example, me posting this comment is pushing for it a tiny bit. Some organization like the EFF could campaign for something like this. Making algorithmic social media unappealing could help too.
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- Klonoar 7mo agoIt's not "there is no alternative", it's "you're not putting that tiger back in the cage no matter how much you bitch about it".