The Big Lie At The Heart Of The Technology Revolution

There is a fundamental lie at the heart of the techno-populist-utopian vision that dominates so much of 21st century Western culture. The lie is the notion that the world would be a better place without gatekeepers. If only the most powerful information-dissemination technologies ever devised were left open to all — unregulated, uncontrolled, ungoverned by authorities who make decisions about what's acceptable and what isn't — the world would be a much more free and thriving place, the thinking goes.

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