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Re:The tech utopia fantasy is over by mixmastamyk on Saturday November 23, 2024 @02:21PM (#42223152)
Yes, though I'd characterize it as more naive than arrogant.
Re:The tech utopia fantasy is over by hinkley on Saturday November 23, 2024 @02:32PM (#42223258)
I think back to all of those people talking breathlessly of really free speech and me nodding along just as convinced. Yikes.

I think the bloom came off the flower for me when I participated in the design discussions for Freenet, and I started actually looking at what people were uploading.

Re:The tech utopia fantasy is over by gary_0 on Saturday November 23, 2024 @02:26PM (#42223212)
Yes, 90's me was definitely naive, and 00's me too. The "do no evil" years.