Re:The Internet is a public commons erected on private property
by jnovek on Friday December 24, 2010 @01:32PM
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It's extra annoying that this was referred to as the "nerd ideology" by Mr. Lanier. Anyone with even a cursory understanding of geek culture knows that while it advocates institutional transparency, it also advocates personal privacy.
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Re:The Internet is a public commons erected on private property
by Natsu on Friday December 24, 2010 @02:56PM
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That article was nothing but link bait.
As soon as I saw the headline submitted to HN, I knew that its purpose and that I should not click it.
Re:The Internet is a public commons erected on private property
by svlla on Friday December 24, 2010 @09:19PM
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Lanier is well-known for being a bad writer (and convoluted thinker) who somehow still manages to get published.
Re:The Internet is a public commons erected on private property
by neilk on Saturday December 25, 2010 @12:23AM
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He is turning into the go-to quote machine for scaremongers. He is legitimately a hacker and yet is guaranteed to hold opinions that provide vague justification for the most ignorant fears about the internet. He also sees everything as a recapitulation of his own disillusionment with 1990s cyber-ideologies; he doesn't acknowledge that there are any other stories to tell.
I used to enjoy the exercise of thinking about Lanier's contrary positions, but then I saw him comparing Wikipedia to Stalinism in the documentary "Truth in Numbers?" It's a point he makes at length in his new book You Are Not A Gadget. Uh yeah, ok, whatever, dude.
His function is now to demonstrate what side of an issue to not be on.