[extropy-chat] Depressing Thought. from Laurence of Berkeley

[Rik van Riel]

On Thu, 6 Nov 2003 LaurenceofBerk at aol.com wrote:

>     Extropians, who are, as far as I can tell from the web, libertarians
> or even Ayn Randians, are no help in ridding the cyberworld of spam.
> Spam is generated by corporations and can be restricted only through
> goverment action.

[snip to contradiction part #2]

> The delusion, however, comes from supposing that oppressive power comes
> from government.  At certain times and places yes.  But not in 21st
> century America.

> ... from the corporate world, which also finances our politics.

All in all, a good troll ... too bad about the contradiction.  ;)

Still, I wonder what "the real power lies with corporations"
means for libertarian beliefs.

Rik
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