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by ipsocannibal 1987 days ago
You could at least post a link or say why this is a good book to read. While we are suggesting books I think "The Making of the Atomic Bomb" is a great work highlighting the political motives behind the making of the 20th centuries most important "tool".
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The book is pretty much a thesis on why code is law, and therefore very political.
I can't put police at your door, whatever code I write.
You can literally disallow speech, by restricting what can be said. Or remove your ability to speak to people by shadow-banning you.