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'Power' in this case is hardware and software under your control.
by like_any_other 1mo ago
'Power' in this case is hardware and software under your control.
- whateverboat 1mo agoPower in this case is the political power. There's no other power.
- ang_cire 1mo agoPolitical power grows from the barrel of a torrent client, in this case.
- readthenotes1 1mo agoICYMI, ang_cire is making a reference to "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun" --Mao Zedong.
- like_any_other 1mo agoYes there is. It's much easier to enforce laws if everyone's electronics tattle on them, or if they are otherwise sabotaged, as with DRM, than if citizens have tools that answer to and obey only them. If there were no other power than political, we wouldn't need weapons to fight wars or rebellions.
- whateverboat 1mo agoweapons are a tool to wield political power.