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I can't see an answer either, that doesn't include some form of 'global awareness' (Julian May's Unity perhaps). That is what is depressing to me; the hegemony
by atoningunifex 13y ago
I can't see an answer either, that doesn't include some form of 'global awareness' (Julian May's Unity perhaps). That is what is depressing to me; the hegemony is complete, and the means left at our disposal to stop it, are gone.
- 1457389 13y agoYeah, looks like the only real way involves being co-opted in turn. Seems like that's what ended up happening to Obama.
- atoningunifex 13y agoIt does, but its a shit outcome. I was hoping you'd come out with a spring of hope for me :) I honestly see no good way out of this mess. Call me pessimistic, defeatist or whatever, but this is a system well sewn up. Getting out of it is impossible, I think, beyond an uprising.
- 1457389 13y agoThe greatest I hope I have is that the old media establishment becomes replaced in its entirety with a more chaotic, uncontrolled space like the internet. When people finally have access to the truth about what is going on and how it affects them, and grow up with that understanding, we will have a generation that can effect real change on a large scale. Right now unfortunately the cypherpunks and activists simply don't have the backing of the populace.