Why is that strange? Technology's proliferation decentralizes political power ne...

pixl97 · 2026-01-21T15:45:46 1769010346

conversely

>Technology's proliferation centralizes political power nexuses

DetectDefect · 2026-01-21T16:03:11 1769011391

Closed-source propriety systems certainly have this effect (subjugation), but this is not the Free technology I am talking about.

pixl97 · 2026-01-21T16:27:14 1769012834

Data and code are not the same thing. "Free technology" is just as free to enslave you as closed technology is.

freedomben · 2026-01-21T16:37:09 1769013429

> Data and code are not the same thing.

feels a stir in the sea. The Lisp and Haskell people died a little inside