Nim Chimpsky takes Weiss's side in the challenge posed by AC the other day, Is Weiss deluded that a sea change is occurring:
This is obvious but since no one seems
to have said it I'll throw my two cents in. The internet is the reason
for rational optimism. Good people have fought this fight before and
failed but the internet's a game changer. It's already revolutionized
and democratized journalism. If we can defeat attempts to filter the
internet (eg, threats to Net Neutrality) we may succeed where others failed.
to have said it I'll throw my two cents in. The internet is the reason
for rational optimism. Good people have fought this fight before and
failed but the internet's a game changer. It's already revolutionized
and democratized journalism. If we can defeat attempts to filter the
internet (eg, threats to Net Neutrality) we may succeed where others failed.
