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If I recall correctly, the internet was born from a DARPA project to enable resilient communications that would ensure a nuclear missile launch order would always get through.

If so, then it is indeed contrary to the spirit of the internet to block messages on the basis that they guide people to actions which cause harm to existing structures. The internet interprets censorship as damage and routes around it.

My question is: How wise is the spirit of the internet? Does it lead to human flourishing?



People can still post anti-vax things on the internet if they want. Youtube is not the internet.


youtube isn't the internet. Why should you or I be able to tell Youtube want to host on their own servers? If we don't like it we can go to other services.


Can we? I don't think so.

Network effects are too strong.




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