Posted by: randal_hicks
on April 09, 2002 09:56 PM
We must act decisively and together if we are to act at all.
I like the idea of centralization, but would caution against creating too much overhead. I once canvassed for a public interest research group. The average person we spoke to was not well-informed, but trusted that the group was acting in their best interest and contributed accordingly. This is an example of how we all can act to magnify our numbers. The general public may not understand the technological issues at hand, but chances are we're the guy next door they ask to help them with their computer or software problems! How about asking them to return the favor and helping our cause... which is also in their best interest?!
Maybe we need to have a specific URL to hash this out with everyone else. The internet IS a commons afterall...
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Re:EFF ??
Posted by: randal_hicks on April 09, 2002 09:56 PMI like the idea of centralization, but would caution against creating too much overhead. I once canvassed for a public interest research group. The average person we spoke to was not well-informed, but trusted that the group was acting in their best interest and contributed accordingly. This is an example of how we all can act to magnify our numbers. The general public may not understand the technological issues at hand, but chances are we're the guy next door they ask to help them with their computer or software problems! How about asking them to return the favor and helping our cause... which is also in their best interest?!
Maybe we need to have a specific URL to hash this out with everyone else. The internet IS a commons afterall...
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