On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 10:33:08AM -0500, Bill Anderson wrote: > "How did the egalitarian, self-expressing, > hierarchy-busting, anti-exclusive Internet end up standardizing its users?"
Arguably, and this answer is inspired by a Lessig lecture, the same way television, and radio before it, and even print media before radio, were co-opted by the corporatocracy. Maybe, just maybe, net technology is sufficiently robust and inherently interactive to allow a slightly better standing than that of CB and HAM radio in the broadcast arena. Then again, maybe not. Then again again, maybe that's one of the things we're working on, trying to ensure that this engine of egalitarianism doesn't cough and sputter to a corporate sponsored stop. In this context, net neutrality seems like the first order of business, save that we've recently identified building the curriculum as job one. I still think we should work first and foremost on building and promoting the curruiculum, not in the least because it might be the best contribution we can make to the net neutrality movement. $.02 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CooperationCommons" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CooperationCommons?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
