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This was an eye opening article. It's a strange question, almost science fiction, "What's it like to be in a country that is entirely brainwashed?" It's also
by mathattack 14y ago
This was an eye opening article.
It's a strange question, almost science fiction, "What's it like to be in a country that is entirely brainwashed?" It's also a philosophical and ethical question, "Are we morally required to intervene"?
The most interesting piece of the article was noting that computer science students have access to our internet, beyond their closed off version. That means A TON. Their minds won't be closed forever. The idealist says, "They won't be closed forever" and there is a realization there. I think it could take longer than people think - their poverty will be a large cause. What will hurt more is the well educated opening their minds.
It was a very well written article. And the Eric Schmidt political cartoon was great on many levels.
(And yes, every website should be readable on Chrome. It's no longer a one-off browser)
- noonespecial 14y ago>"Are we morally required to intervene"? I always land on a much eerier question. How brainwashed am I? And if I am, how would I know?
- mathattack 14y agoIndeed! Why are we at the top of the clear thinking food chain? You are clearly a functional programmer. :-)