Daft_ish@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoWith authoritarianism on the rise has the internet helped or hurt the cause for democracy and collective rule?message-squaremessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up134arrow-down1message-squareWith authoritarianism on the rise has the internet helped or hurt the cause for democracy and collective rule?Daft_ish@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square16fedilinkfile-text
As a follow-up, is there signs that the internet/technology may play a role in making a better society for all?
minus-squarerayyy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoImagine the internet as you would dynamite. It is very powerful. You can use dynamite to clear land and build roads or kill others and take their stuff. The internet is simialar in different ways. It all depends on the bent of the users.
minus-squareXantar@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoPretty much like any tool can be used to do harm in fact.
Imagine the internet as you would dynamite. It is very powerful. You can use dynamite to clear land and build roads or kill others and take their stuff. The internet is simialar in different ways. It all depends on the bent of the users.
Pretty much like any tool can be used to do harm in fact.