Without global *public* alternatives to Twitter, etc. what we’re saying is that we’re ok with the privatisation of the public sphere.
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A crucial ramification of Silicon Valley’s digital colonialism is an almost total loss of the public sphere.
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@aral Do still believe in democracy, then?#gloomytuesdaymorning -
@mchaste I do. That’s why I (& others) are working on alternatives :) -
@aral sorry :) just having one of those days where everything seems lost and I think: "Ahh, to hell with it all." -
@mchaste There is always hope… especially if you take it upon yourself to help build it ;)
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@aral I'd argue that folk like http://change.org are explicitly or to privatise and commercialise democracy... http://mmitii.mattballantine.com/2014/07/04/accountability/ …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral Penny for your thoughts?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral there's never been a non-privatised democracy.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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