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Re:Last rites for the UK Online Safety Bill, an idea too stu... by clippablematt on Monday August 21, 2023 @09:18AM (#37209187)
The more complete quote from Brand is: “Information Wants To Be Free. Information also wants to be expensive. ...That tension will not go away.”

People often only remember the first bit…

—— “ On the one hand you have—the point you’re making Woz—is that information sort of wants to be expensive because it is so valuable—the right information in the right place just changes your life. On the other hand, information almost wants to be free because the costs of getting it out is getting lower and lower all of the time. So you have these two things fighting against each other”

Re:Last rites for the UK Online Safety Bill, an idea too stu... by Isamu on Monday August 21, 2023 @09:32AM (#37209370)
Thank you! This context is so much more valuable than the empty quip that you hear everywhere.
Re:Last rites for the UK Online Safety Bill, an idea too stu... by Dalewyn on Monday August 21, 2023 @11:17AM (#37210717)
Most importantly, the context changes the meaning of "free" from libre to beer. Most people use the phrase to mean libre.