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[–] Mniot@programming.dev -4 points 4 days ago (8 children)

It's not working, but I can at least see where they're coming from right? In the not-too-distant past, there was very high inequality and we got the French Revolution and several Communist revolutions. What's different now?

(My assumption is the state power is much greater now, so regimes like North Korea, Iran, Belarus, etc are able to hold power despite making their people unhappy.)

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 11 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

I think you’re absolutely correct. State powers have spent the last 100 years practicing how to repress their populations and keep them under control. We saw cracks in that power during the rise of social media but it seems like they’re closer to healing those over with each passing day, and once they conquer the digital frontier, their control over our lives and media will be like nothing we’ve seen before.

[–] Mniot@programming.dev 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Thanks for helping me remember watching Occupy Wall Street and Arab Spring fail :-(

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 8 points 4 days ago

Yeah… unfortunately there were important lessons that we should not forget. If we are to escape the trap these tyrants are laying for us, it will require a lot of careful political action from us, including new strategies never seen before. We also need to pay close attention to what works and what doesn’t as we develop this strategy.

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