The problem is that there is no gradient with computers.
I either control my computer, or I dont. There is no middle ground.
I can either surf the internet and post anonymously, or I cannot.
Nobody in power is fighting for my right to do those things.
Everybody is more concerned about their own petty little secrets than about the freedom that I care about.
'Mob Rule' has a bad name, but the simple truth is that democracy and freedom is based around it. Warlords and Dictators, oppressive governments and totalitarian states dont exist because of 'Mob Rule', they exist because of the absence of it.
Eqypt is just now fighting for 'Mob Rule', and it is doing so with a mob.
'Mob Rule' is just another name for democracy.
Sometimes the mob can be ugly, when they hang witches or crucify innocent people, but it can also be awesomely constructive.
The problem is that there is no gradient with computers.
I either control my computer, or I dont. There is no middle ground.
I can either surf the internet and post anonymously, or I cannot.
Nobody in power is fighting for my right to do those things.
Everybody is more concerned about their own petty little secrets than about the freedom that I care about.
'Mob Rule' has a bad name, but the simple truth is that democracy and freedom is based around it. Warlords and Dictators, oppressive governments and totalitarian states dont exist because of 'Mob Rule', they exist because of the absence of it.
Eqypt is just now fighting for 'Mob Rule', and it is doing so with a mob.
'Mob Rule' is just another name for democracy.
Sometimes the mob can be ugly, when they hang witches or crucify innocent people, but it can also be awesomely constructive.
Freedom is like that.