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...
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
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.
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