How Do We Escape Computer Controlled Propaganda Flow
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Mon Nov 9 12:00:03 PST 2020
On Mon, 9 Nov 2020 13:46:00 -0600
"\\0xDynamite" <dreamingforward at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Cryptography can
> > > make votes unalterable, dialogue unhidable.
> >
> > you need to identify people to make 'votes unalterable' - the very opposite of anonimity.
>
> So which do you prefer: accountability or anonymity? The power goes
> both ways. Pick one.
This is the cypherpunks mailing list? Weren't cypherpunks advocates of anonimity or something?
>
> > > Math could show clear
> > > statistics of what influences behavior and information flow, and for
> > > whom.
> >
> > but all those things are controlled by political power. 'information flow' is controlled by US corporations at a global scale for instance.
>
> No these things are not just controlled by political power.
I mean, abstract mathematics is obviously NOT controlled by political power, but all the infrastructure clearly is.
Point being, cryptography by itself will get you nowhere, AND cryptography is a pretty toxic tool in the hands of the political powers that control its practical application.
> \0xd
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