[agumonkey]

It goes beyond that. Even chat platforms can be a problem now. IMO, I'm no sociologist but I'd love the viewpoint of one, human societies were very much non flat in terms of information, and cheap infinite internet collapsed the thin hierarchical nature of information-sharing and communication.

[quotemstr]

> Even chat platforms can be a problem now.

A problem for whom? If a form of government requires someone, somewhere, to prevent people talking to each other, this form of government is illegitimate. Period. The end.

[agumonkey]

for the people themselves, i'm not thinking about political power wishing to control minds, simply the way human communication might fail when everything is flat (and again, i'm just a simple nerd, not a researcher). what used to be local is now global, a bad idea in a village can find resonnance in other places, people start to convince themselves. the depth of information is also reduced (see how every puppet candidate is using tiktok snippets to appear charming)

[iamnothere]

I can’t believe you are downvoted. The enemies of free speech and association are out in force in this thread.

What is even the purpose of a government if not to guarantee the rights of its people?

[intended]

What? We interfere with terror cells and criminal communication whenever we can. What is this absolute line in the sand you are drawing.