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[–]JasonCarswellDAT Mod 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Then there's the issue of how import are the service they provide. The west has become so reliant on the internet and digital communication that IMO it's getting close to becoming a utility like water, roads and phone services.

But why? There are decentralized means of communication available. No one is forced to use Twitter, Facebook, et al. I don't, and if anyone asks my opinion I'd advise them not to.

As stupid as they may be, it is absolutely critical to be able to reach the masses. The option to use alternatives must not be blocked, just as the option to use the commons must not be blocked.

They have intentionally herded all the sheeple into the common arenas and pushed the fringe out. The fringe will never amass the power to affect change and the status quo still controls the sheeple and power. Unless...

[–]sawboss 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I say it's fucking stupid to put your entire life on a website you don't control.

[–]JasonCarswellDAT Mod 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You're not wrong. But that doesn't remove the critical necessity to have access to the masses they've corralled.