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The printing press was very much an invention /not/ at the disposal of the citizens. It analogizes poorly to the Internet.
by themafia 4mo ago
The printing press was very much an invention /not/ at the disposal of the citizens. It analogizes poorly to the Internet.
- lokar 4mo agoOf course not, it’s the books that people had access to.
- morkalork 4mo agoActually it's perfect. How long did it take rulers to go from fighting the printing press to using it for propaganda and their own ambitions? The internet has just speed run that same course.
- themafia 4mo ago> How long did it take rulers to go from fighting the printing press to using it for propaganda and their own ambitions? Probably the moment something negative was published about them. > The internet has just speed run that same course And citizen journalism has never been more powerful. There will be no invention of man that will eliminate jealousy, avarice or hatred. Objectively I'd rather be alive today than at any point in our recorded history.
- t-3 4mo agoHow many people are involved in ISPs, data centers, and other internet backbones? Most people are consumers rather than producers or "printing press" operators.
- themafia 4mo agoYou just broadcast your voice to millions of people, became instantly archived in google and several other sites, all at zero direct cost to yourself, other than the monthly access fee. There is an obvious distinction. Finally I'd ask you to observe the entirety of social media's existence.
- t-3 4mo agoThe vast majority of people never broadcast to the public like we're doing right now.
- bethekidyouwant 4mo agoBest to revisit your ideas pf which leaflets were popular, and who was making them in the 1500s