>That last part doesnt seem to have changed that much actually. What changed is that now they try to mess with it anyway.
Exactly. The only thing they have done by intervening is amplified the anarchy. In this, at least, they are fulfilling their role as entertainment providers.
IMO the internet is even MORE of a wild-west type of place right now than it was ten years ago, despite or even because of attempts at regulation and corporate intervention. Whether this is all about to collapse in on itself, well, thats the million dollar question.
Whether this is all about to collapse in on itself, well, thats the million dollar question.
I believe it is. Look what is going on. The people who makes the decisions have no understanding of the technology or its possibilities within a societal context.
It is the same reason Kevin Mitnick was put in solitary for so long. People in power make poor decisions with misinformation.
I say let it collapse and we will move on to the next thing. I remember people in the late 90s, early 00s remarking the internet is a fad. I vehemently disagreed at the time.
Now, I believe it to be more likely than less likely.
Who knows, maybe Mark Zuckerberg is our Francisco D'Anconia?
Exactly. The only thing they have done by intervening is amplified the anarchy. In this, at least, they are fulfilling their role as entertainment providers.
IMO the internet is even MORE of a wild-west type of place right now than it was ten years ago, despite or even because of attempts at regulation and corporate intervention. Whether this is all about to collapse in on itself, well, thats the million dollar question.