← Back to context Comment by lejalv 4 days ago "There is no alternative" is a self-fulfilling prophecy 7 comments lejalv Reply john_strinlai 4 days ago i am not saying "there is no alternative".i am saying that you cant do a worldwide systematic review of everything that relies on the internet, and un-internet it.if you have a realistic approach to doing so, i will eat my shoe. grishka 4 days ago If we, the tech-savvy people, start pushing for it, it may have a chance of succeeding. On the other hand, if we take your defeatist approach, it's an absolute certainty that nothing will change. john_strinlai 4 days ago just because i disagree with your idea does not mean i am taking a "defeatist approach".your idea is not the One Good Idea that everyone must subscribe to or else they must shrug and give up.but, lets hear it. what specifically is involved in "pushing for it"? 3 replies → Klonoar 4 days ago It's not "there is no alternative", it's "you're not putting that tiger back in the cage no matter how much you bitch about it".
john_strinlai 4 days ago i am not saying "there is no alternative".i am saying that you cant do a worldwide systematic review of everything that relies on the internet, and un-internet it.if you have a realistic approach to doing so, i will eat my shoe. grishka 4 days ago If we, the tech-savvy people, start pushing for it, it may have a chance of succeeding. On the other hand, if we take your defeatist approach, it's an absolute certainty that nothing will change. john_strinlai 4 days ago just because i disagree with your idea does not mean i am taking a "defeatist approach".your idea is not the One Good Idea that everyone must subscribe to or else they must shrug and give up.but, lets hear it. what specifically is involved in "pushing for it"? 3 replies →
grishka 4 days ago If we, the tech-savvy people, start pushing for it, it may have a chance of succeeding. On the other hand, if we take your defeatist approach, it's an absolute certainty that nothing will change. john_strinlai 4 days ago just because i disagree with your idea does not mean i am taking a "defeatist approach".your idea is not the One Good Idea that everyone must subscribe to or else they must shrug and give up.but, lets hear it. what specifically is involved in "pushing for it"? 3 replies →
john_strinlai 4 days ago just because i disagree with your idea does not mean i am taking a "defeatist approach".your idea is not the One Good Idea that everyone must subscribe to or else they must shrug and give up.but, lets hear it. what specifically is involved in "pushing for it"? 3 replies →
Klonoar 4 days ago It's not "there is no alternative", it's "you're not putting that tiger back in the cage no matter how much you bitch about it".
i am not saying "there is no alternative".
i am saying that you cant do a worldwide systematic review of everything that relies on the internet, and un-internet it.
if you have a realistic approach to doing so, i will eat my shoe.
If we, the tech-savvy people, start pushing for it, it may have a chance of succeeding. On the other hand, if we take your defeatist approach, it's an absolute certainty that nothing will change.
just because i disagree with your idea does not mean i am taking a "defeatist approach".
your idea is not the One Good Idea that everyone must subscribe to or else they must shrug and give up.
but, lets hear it. what specifically is involved in "pushing for it"?
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It's not "there is no alternative", it's "you're not putting that tiger back in the cage no matter how much you bitch about it".