Subj : Re: Book: iMaGoLoGieS
To   : osito
From : hollowone
Date : Fri Nov 03 2023 12:59:06

 os> They asked "on the internet, where is the capitol?"  hinting at there
Currently, in the Bay Area.

 os> Censorship is the polar opposite of what the early pioneers dreamt of.

Yep, that's the biggest disappointment. Internet turned into interactive TV controlled but left/liberal forces on surface level, virtual landlords who are feudalising the rest, under the hood.

Technologically it still brings that promise about freedom and liberties... but internet today is not a communication technology. Internet today is interactive media to engage and influence masses.

 os> I am starting to think that government may have gave some investments, or
 os> enticements to these 'large cities' as long as they went along with the
 os> censorship of ideas. If the political class saw a more collaborative

Not sure I can relate to that. Especially from Europe which comes with a different understanding of liberty than American. I don't believe any of these definitions are accurate, but still I'd not assume other thing than from the policing and governing point of view it's easier to control these "big cities" than heavily dispersed townships.

-h1

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