Internet Democracy

…it is in fact, an amazing kind of Athenian democracy, if you forget about the ethics of what it is they are doing…

I find it surprising that most people cannot seem to grasp the concept of an Internet democracy. It may seem very chaotic to those watching from the outside but to those who are used to working on the Internet, these kind of Athenian democracies are the norm, rather than the exception. Fast forward to 3:00 to get an explanation of how Anonymous works.

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Shawn Tan

Chip Doctor, Chartered/Professional Engineer, Entrepreneur, Law Graduate.

2 thoughts on “Internet Democracy”

  1. This is a modern day revolt by a sufficiently tech savvy class against phony authority a keen to the revolt by the English nobles that led to the Magna Carta. Will humanity look back on this as a turning point in Information age history?

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