[ragebol]

> There once was an ""old good internet"", Doctorow said, but it was too difficult for non-technical people to connect up to; web 2.0 changed that, making it easy for everyone to get online, but that led directly into hard-to-escape walled gardens.

Maybe we should not 'democratize' some technologies and keep a bit of difficulty as a gatekeeper.

(Yes, I know this is not really a moral position to hold)

[ethersteeds]

It might forestall the problem, but not solve.

"A ship in harbor is safe, but that's not what ships are built for"