"We are creating a world that all may enter without privilege or prejudice accorded by race, economic power, military force, or station of birth.

We are creating a world where anyone, anywhere may express his or her beliefs, no matter how singular, without fear of being coerced into silence or conformity."

- Excerpt from A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace by John Perry Barlow

If you see no merit in this, we will clash. Do with this information what you will.

@brennen
Hack It.
Build on it new abstractions to overcome the limitations. Ours is a world of thought dissemination. We build on pure data and so we can be as water to the structures that wish to contain us.

@brennen @Irick trying to solve social problems with technology is like trying to fix broken hearts with super glue. It might seem plausible in theory, but the reality is very different.

@mawr @brennen
In any case, this isn't my argument. hacking isn't an exclusively technological term (A Hacker's Manifesto [002] vulpine.club/@Irick/1123702)

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@Irick @brennen Let me know when you find the part in the Hacker Manifesto that encourages trying to force others to think the way you do as opposed to trying to learn /why/ they think the way they do and accept them as they are

'cause all I'm seeing here is you trying to find excuses for your fascist leaning "my way is the only way" Mastodon tirade.

@mawr
I've not argued any of the things you are imagining I've argued? I read people's opinions. I don't presume I know their arguments, but I read them. If they want to argue with me I'm perfectly fine with it.

Do you feel I'm not giving you my ear? Why are you so sure you know these things about me?

Do you want me to read your manifesto? Or must I argue your points to be considered not a fascist?

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