Token Sane Person on Nostr: npub1g0tuf…3tvm4 Limits on foresight are an issue that always gets ignored. Look at ...
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Limits on foresight are an issue that always gets ignored. Look at Barlow's Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace (https://www.eff.org/cyberspace-independence)
Barlow's tech determinism was optimistic: he saw the exclusion of govt as Good, but he didn't foresee that this could also lead to Fake News and Trump.
OTOH Barlow was reacting to govt attempts to rein in this new space, such as the Clipper Chip, which now look equally quaint. Though efforts on those lines continue.
Limits on foresight are an issue that always gets ignored. Look at Barlow's Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace (https://www.eff.org/cyberspace-independence)
Barlow's tech determinism was optimistic: he saw the exclusion of govt as Good, but he didn't foresee that this could also lead to Fake News and Trump.
OTOH Barlow was reacting to govt attempts to rein in this new space, such as the Clipper Chip, which now look equally quaint. Though efforts on those lines continue.