Re:The World Wide Web is Moving to AOL
by coldtea on Sunday March 10, 2013 @02:38PM
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>So while this blog post makes a great point, it feels like it's trying to convince the sun not to rise tomorrow - nothing we do will stop platforms such as Facebook rising if they offer what people want/need. We would need to make a better version, and that isn't always feasible.
Well that's the thing with democracy and freedom in general.
It's not enough to vote. You have to be vigilant, and you have to be a political (as opposed to private) person.
That a platform like Facebook can swallow the internet if it "offers people what the want/need", means that people are not democratic (in the meaning of vigilant citizenry) enough. They are content with conveniences instead of asking for more control and freedom for them.
(I'm not talking about FSF style freedom either. I would be content with EFF style freedom).
Well that's the thing with democracy and freedom in general.
It's not enough to vote. You have to be vigilant, and you have to be a political (as opposed to private) person.
That a platform like Facebook can swallow the internet if it "offers people what the want/need", means that people are not democratic (in the meaning of vigilant citizenry) enough. They are content with conveniences instead of asking for more control and freedom for them.
(I'm not talking about FSF style freedom either. I would be content with EFF style freedom).