I don't think that's the issue. The fundamental problem is that a lot the things people *want* to do online are bad. People want to send articles to their whole address book without reading them. People want to yell at people they don't like.
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Acquisitions may change the logo of who wins, but someone will still win. It's a convergent process.
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Love this thread. Marshall McLuhan said over 50 years ago, the medium is the message. Fundamental changes in communication alter human association, which in turn requires institutions and culture to adapt. The Internet is seismic. If we can't adapt fast enough, we fracture.
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I like McLuhan's way of thinking lot; though one has to try to tease apart the lunacy from the brilliance.
But yes, we've changed the game-board. What I utterly object is the idea that the people are new kinds of people as a diagnosis. People are ... people. The usual. - Show replies
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(Though I should say that I don't think decentralization, by itself, is going to solve everything but it would definitely impact the public sphere if the super-charged engagement that comes from tribalization wasn't built into the business model as a positive incentive).
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My narrow point is simply that technological determinism is both wrong and serves the interests of those who want control but eschew taking responsibility. We can and do choose how to structure our markets and our corporations. Even having the corporate form is a choice.
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