Meanwhile in Australia

[Smitty-48]

The printing press changed the world because it fostered people's imaginations: they wanted to get the freedom to do all the things they were reading about.

The Internet changed the world because it invoked people's envy, resentment & sense of inadequacy, so they want less freedom.

the information Age has rendered the old world gone, the dislocation is making people panic and grasp for control

[DBTrek]

Not sure how you observe the world and come to that conclusion.
(Implosion by the institutions that are clearly exercising minority control over a majority)

[Martin Hash]

Not sure how you observe the world and come to that conclusion.
(Implosion by the institutions that are clearly exercising minority control over a majority)

If you're responding to me: perversity, spite & passive-aggressiveness are the most insidious forces on Earth.

[Martin Hash]

If everyone can vote, then Monte's vote is equal to mine, and there's a hell of a lot more Monties.

[DBTrek]

Not sure how you observe the world and come to that conclusion.
(Implosion by the institutions that are clearly exercising minority control over a majority)

If you're responding to me: perversity, spite & passive-aggressiveness are the most insidious forces on Earth.

No - I was talking about the internet affecting academics like the printing press affected the church - but Smitty responded with the 'Academy' collapsing - and it didn't make any sense to me.

Not 100% up to date on what the 'Academy' is - but Academia, media , and government aren't collapsing, so ... /shrug.

[Martin Hash]

Not sure how you observe the world and come to that conclusion.
(Implosion by the institutions that are clearly exercising minority control over a majority)

If you're responding to me: perversity, spite & passive-aggressiveness are the most insidious forces on Earth.

No - I was talking about the internet affecting academics like the printing press affected the church - but Smitty responded with the 'Academy' collapsing - and it didn't make any sense to me.

Not 100% up to date on what the 'Academy' is - but Academia, media , and government aren't collapsing, so ... /shrug.

From the perspective of the Enlightenment they have.

[Haumana]

Tagging onto this theme

[C-Mag]

Tagging onto this theme

Our Economy is now run by Blackrock.
The Fed contracted with Blackrock to run the stimilus funds associated with the pandemic.
Pandemic runs our lives, ergo Blackrock is in control of us.

[Haumana]

Our Economy is now run by Blackrock.
The Fed contracted with Blackrock to run the stimilus funds associated with the pandemic.
Pandemic runs our lives, ergo Blackrock is in control of us.

You know what they say

[C-Mag]

Our Economy is now run by Blackrock.
The Fed contracted with Blackrock to run the stimilus funds associated with the pandemic.
Pandemic runs our lives, ergo Blackrock is in control of us.

You know what they say

Well played and likely true