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I may have missed something: what’s the issue with Blue Sky?
I honestly think that’s what we can do: start to build free, parallel structures and attract folks to join us. We can’t outspend Google but we can opt out of their ecosystem to some degree or another both collectively and individually.
“Imaginary numbers”? Sounds like that DC fuzzy math . . .
And thank you for bringing that up as it helps me illustrate my central point: the importance of a free internet isn’t online life in and of itself, but rather what the open flow of information and communication enable us to do in order to make the world a better place. Thanks for allowing me to clarify.
It’s a real challenge in large portions of the world. So many national governments are perfectly happy with a corporatized, compartmentalized internet–and willing to pass legislation to keep it that way.
I absolutely agree, but I don’t think it’s too much to say that digital freedom and more important access to the internet and the various tools it offers played a starring roll in the Arab Spring.
Thank you for that insightful response. I appreciate you taking the time.
The motives and politics are absolutely petty. The results are an ongoing nightmare.
How would you suggest using the internet without search engines, and can that be accomplished in a way that is accessible to the average person?
Everything is going according to plan.
Stay tuned, as I have thoughts and ideas on that in an upcoming article.
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“When a hero comes along . . .”
As someone who’s been recycling since the early 1980s, the whole thing is heartbreaking.
If you insist.
The issue is that once the government has the infrastructure and networks to round folks up en masse, they can round groups of folk up en masse. That net will never be precise, so plenty of folks will get pulled in who shouldn’t. That net can also be directed where-ever the powers that be decide, which is a real threat to liberty and justice for all.
And that’s before we get to the part the ethics and issues behind our immigration policy in the US.
The original poll, for those curious: https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/cbsnews_20240609_1.pdf
And where our priorities as a species are when it comes to atrocities like this.
Wow. Thank you.