Geert Lovink on Thu, 20 Mar 1997 08:40:36 +0100 (MET) |
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Forwarded message: From: Gert van Velzen <gert@nerf.xs4all.nl> Contrast: praktiese regelzaken ----------------------------- Internet? It's much like technology generally, in my opinion. Mostly neutral: one can use it to oppress or to liberate, the technology doesn't care. The question is who controls it. In this respect, the internet is essentially like print, radio, TV, etc. Right now the whole system, for which the general public paid the costs, is being transferred to unaccountable private power, in one of the greatest giveaways in history, and virtually without media attention (big surprise!). There's good work on this by Bob McChesney, particularly, some coming out in an Open Magazine pamphlet. What can people do ? The usual. And if it isn't done fast, and on a substantial scale, the robbery will have been consummated, with grim consequences. Noam Chomsky, in a letter to Michael Stec, dated Jan. 13, 1997. -- * distributed via nettime-l : no commercial use without permission * <nettime> is a closed moderated mailinglist for net criticism, * collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets * more info: majordomo@is.in-berlin.de and "info nettime" in the msg body * URL: http://www.desk.nl/~nettime/ contact: nettime-owner@is.in-berlin.de