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David Bowie talking in 1999 about how the internet will affect society

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    bachophile
    wrote on 30 Oct 2020, 15:40 last edited by
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    Intelligent guy

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      Mik
      wrote on 30 Oct 2020, 18:47 last edited by
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      Always loved Bowie. Rock for the intelligent.

      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        Loki
        wrote on 30 Oct 2020, 22:23 last edited by
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        Bowie nailed it.

        The internet (apps and social media) is not a tool, it first learns about you and then gives you a curated reality.

        So many people don’t understand just how much the way they think is directed by their phone or other device.

        Here at least you do see most points of view.

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          xenon
          wrote on 30 Oct 2020, 22:50 last edited by xenon
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          We're still at the beginning.

          In the way the modern press has enabled modern democracy, the internet is just beginning to play its hand at politics.

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            30 Oct 2020, 22:50

            We're still at the beginning.

            In the way the modern press has enabled modern democracy, the internet is just beginning to play its hand at politics.

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            George K
            wrote on 30 Oct 2020, 22:52 last edited by
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            @xenon said in David Bowie talking in 1999 about how the internet will affect society:

            the modern press has enabled modern democracy

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            Tell that to the New York Post.

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              Copper
              wrote on 30 Oct 2020, 23:05 last edited by
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              Modern democracy

              Is that where mob rule owns the streets?

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