Nothing has ever challenged my moral beliefs about technology more than the recent rise of (visible) white nati… pump.strugee.net/alex/note/B…
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Be aware of your privilege, check it, and help others to check theirs, and you'll be part of the solution rather than the problem.
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this is very very true (and something I believe) but orthogonal to what I'm thinking of - what is the role of free software and (1/?)
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in particular free network services in extremist movements? nytimes.com/2017/08/15/techn… - this couldn't happen in a decentralized system (2/?)
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decentralized systems have the power to circumvent censorship but I wonder if that's sometimes a bug. govmt is always a non-starter
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Replying to @strugee2
One problem with federated systems is that while it's possible to block horror from yourself, it's not as easy to block it from others.

Aug 19, 2017 Β· 8:51 AM UTC
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