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By that measure, most of those who live under oppressive dictators think their leaders are okay. If not, "they would just rise up and replace them".

Doctorow's piece here reads to me as a call for viable alternatives. The prose attempts to advance a number of his favored alternatives, which makes it a little confusing.

To me, I believe we are headed toward a world where social media operates via an open API, like email. The road between here and there will be rocky.