[jdreaver]

I don't understand why we keep us in the word "democratize" when it comes to increasing individual freedom with technology. Democracy is the tyranny of the majority; we aren't voting to see who gets to produce or consume what. It's a pet peeve of mine because it's simply used as a buzzword and makes no sense in a technological context.

[Jtsummers]

I think it gets used that way because it has been for at least decades now. Democratization of information, knowledge has long been tied to the idea of decentralization and distribution amongst the masses. This easily carries over to many of the principal ideas of the internet and the communication of ideas, designs, etc that it permits.

[pbhjpbhj]

Democratise means to make accessible to all the people, like how democracy gives the vote to all the people.