Will: In the wrong hands, that's quite scary. In the right hands it could be the sort of social consensus tool Habermas couldn't ever quite put into words. Interestingly here in the UK there is a challenge to a 2 year prison sentence meted out to a kid who on Facebook encouraged a riot that never took place. In the Middle East it is a different story.
Giacomo C.: I'm really worried when Capital (or money, or power) goes to politics, the more if it uses advanced technology. In Italy we have been having for years with Berlusconi a clown/enchanter in command, using the mass media (of course that's not all the story, it's also a political problem proper. but mass media do make a difference here)
Will: Yes, in balance, who could trust them for a moment? 'Clown/enchanter in command'... haha
Socing/Ingsoc: Wikipedia (Orwell, '1984')
RispondiEliminaWill: In the wrong hands, that's quite scary. In the right hands it could be the sort of social consensus tool Habermas couldn't ever quite put into words. Interestingly here in the UK there is a challenge to a 2 year prison sentence meted out to a kid who on Facebook encouraged a riot that never took place. In the Middle East it is a different story.
RispondiEliminaGiacomo C.: I'm really worried when Capital (or money, or power) goes to politics, the more if it uses advanced technology. In Italy we have been having for years with Berlusconi a clown/enchanter in command, using the mass media (of course that's not all the story, it's also a political problem proper. but mass media do make a difference here)
Will: Yes, in balance, who could trust them for a moment? 'Clown/enchanter in command'... haha