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Re:'e/acc' – Silicon Valley's favorite obscure theory about ... by 11101010001100 on Monday December 18, 2023 @11:30AM (#38684728)
What evidence do you have of 'new technology becomes democratized quicker'? People mostly just use technology, but doesn't necessarily correspond to democratization (although the thought leaders would have you think otherwise).
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Re:'e/acc' – Silicon Valley's favorite obscure theory about ... by olalonde on Monday December 18, 2023 @11:36AM (#38684815)
Democratization as in "the action of making something accessible to everyone", not the political system.
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Re:'e/acc' – Silicon Valley's favorite obscure theory about ... by realce on Monday December 18, 2023 @11:49AM (#38684933)
They were not asking about a political system. They were asking about what democratization means in actuality - Does the "common man" get source code? Do they get to use the tech w/o interference by 3rd parties? Do they get to own the things they make with this tech?

IMO e/acc is just the SV version of Manifest Destiny and it's a self-serving philosophy for people who stand to gain billions and insulate themselves from the downsides the common-man cannot. Democratization means all citizens experience that equally - the good and the bad - but is that what's happening here?

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