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  • Re: =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_Re=3A_OT=3A_=E2=80=98Extinction_is_on_the_table=E2=

    From Todd M. McComb@21:1/5 to hvtuijl@xs4all.nl on Mon Nov 28 18:33:23 2022
    In article <7c1fe7e5-5079-4829-a7c8-87df157f1b1an@googlegroups.com>,
    HT <hvtuijl@xs4all.nl> wrote:
    The Web may be instrumental, but it's we who want to end democracy, >concentrate power, manipulate and control others.

    In a sense, but we managed not to do it for quite a while, because
    we didn't really have the means. Keeping some balance in the world
    in this regard requires active effort, though, and that's largely
    been missing.

    We have to concentrate power to prevent concentration of power,
    manipulate and control voters to prevent others from doing so.

    Totally disagree with this sort of cynicism... very dangerous.

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  • From HT@21:1/5 to All on Mon Nov 28 11:04:16 2022
    Op maandag 28 november 2022 om 19:33:27 UTC+1 schreef Todd M. McComb:
    In article <7c1fe7e5-5079-4829...@googlegroups.com>,
    HT <hvt...@xs4all.nl> wrote:
    The Web may be instrumental, but it's we who want to end democracy, >concentrate power, manipulate and control others.
    In a sense, but we managed not to do it for quite a while, because
    we didn't really have the means. Keeping some balance in the world
    in this regard requires active effort, though, and that's largely
    been missing.
    We have to concentrate power to prevent concentration of power,
    manipulate and control voters to prevent others from doing so.
    Totally disagree with this sort of cynicism... very dangerous.

    I don't feel uncomfortable with my 'cynicism'. I'm uncomfortable with humanity (as opposed to individual human beings).

    Henk

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  • From Todd M. McComb@21:1/5 to hvtuijl@xs4all.nl on Mon Nov 28 19:15:28 2022
    In article <0094b29d-0989-45f7-a7dd-9de398bc534an@googlegroups.com>,
    HT <hvtuijl@xs4all.nl> wrote:
    I don't feel uncomfortable with my 'cynicism'. I'm uncomfortable with >humanity (as opposed to individual human beings).

    In my world, discomfort with humanity means wanting to limit the
    power of any particular individual (or company, role, etc.) --
    certainly not a shrug as to desire to acquire such power.

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