The fundamental tenet of anarchism is the resistance to an Archos, Greek for “master.” To advocate for anarchism is to position oneself in opposition to a master, i.e., to claim the fundamental right of self-determination, autonomy, and freedom from a centralized system of (especially coercive) control. To act anarchically simply means to act independently of...

extra topical for these recent days!

  • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Designed by a cold-war military engineer with a goal of a nuke-proof communications system and grown on the funded backs of colleges in its early life until the AOLs and ISPs of the world turned it commercial, I just can’t see which day in its existence it was anarchist; let alone ‘always’.

    Did I get the history wrong?

    • danteScanline@lemmy.fmhy.mlOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      i think the point is more emotional or directional, despite the weight of centralized capital and state we have pioneered many amazing weird little projects on this internet. even thought it was heavily commercialized thousands of unique subcultures and open source movements have thrived. so you’re not wrong but i just believe the piece is getting at something else

      • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Ah, so a completely a false assertion that the Internet was anarchic at any time and on any level, as the history may be somewhat accurate, except from that vine we’re supposed to pluck a fruit of a completely different nature?

        Is this like when the arborist grafts something like a banana tree onto a mcIntosh plant and root system? I feel like someone’s playing Dr Frankenstein with the facts.