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   Hello August;   
      
   -=> August Abolins wrote to All <=-   
      
    AA> Hello All!   
      
    AA> From the back cover of:   
      
    AA>  The Tangled Web We Weave: Inside The Shadow System That Shapes   
    AA>  the Internet | Hardcover   
      
   [snip]   
      
    AA> In this urgent and necessary book, Ball reveals that the   
    AA> internet is not a neutral force but a massive infrastructure   
    AA> that reflects the society that created it. And making it work   
    AA> for--and not against--us must be an endeavor of the people as   
    AA> well.   
      
   I was quoted ions ago by Amsat as saying that the internet is becoming   
   the 11-meters of communications. When you consider the human trafficing,   
   money grubbing leeches such as Bezos, and the hate mongers such as   
   ZuckerFace I couldn't have been more spot on. All evil! Why they don't get   
   shut down for their poor online practices and biases is beyond me. I'm sure   
   a seizure of assets would help many countries battle their deficit issues :)   
      
   The idea was to build a global network to -share- (not become a billionare!)   
   data amongst computers, and to open a means to send mails to those in which   
   it might be too costly to make telephone calls with.    
      
   Today it glorifies teens committing murder, people of color causing harm to   
   others and justifying it's OK to do such, demeaning others for the sake of   
   self/group satisfaction... while those on the sidelines get their pockets    
   greased selling YOUR private information to others at a high price. If this   
   doesn't raise a red flag I don't know what will.   
      
   We need to all just stop such glorifying of false "gods" and all learn to live   
   and respect one another :)   
      
   -Brian   
      
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