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[silvermaniamania1]

technological society...

[TheFrostymountains]

@stutek but technology will ultimately enslave us because of human nature.

[stutek]

@TheFrostymountains

About freedom:

Corporations are a miniature dictatorships. I am trying to become a freelancer programmer so I will not have to work for an incompetent and parasitic boss.

I am working on a design that would allow anyone to become a freelancer for any type of work. Pervasive internet and computing can make it a reality. Technology can set people free or enslave us. It is up to us to choose the path.

[TheFrostymountains]

@stutek AND, i forgot to add, being anonymous is the opposite of being watched.

[TheFrostymountains]

@stutek but you cant be free if your being watched all the time.

[stutek]

@TheFrostymountains

I believe independence is a requirement for freedom.

After getting my own home, next on the plan is to get "off the grid". To stay connected, but independent as much as possible. Unrestricted and comfortable access to knowledge on the web makes it possible.

Credit goes to wikipedia, youtube, whole open source community ...

Oh and opensource can provide 8x cheaper hardware for civilization - check out the video "Marcin Jakubowski: Open-sourced blueprints for civilization"

[TheFrostymountains]

@stutek is that what freedom is to you ?

[stutek]

@TheFrostymountains

Thank you for your noble goal.

Technology can actually help you to free yourself: check out video titled "What is ripple pay".

My personal goal is to empower and raise independence of individuals though. So we as individuals have the power to be independent of centrally managed services:

- private OneSocialWeb nodes instead of Facebook, Twitter or Google+

- Ubuntu private cloud instead of Google, Azure, Amazon, iCloud

- Ripple pay instead of bank accounts

...

[TheFrostymountains]

@stutek you tell me that anonymity lets bad people get away with bad stuff. bad people get away with bad stuff in PLAIN SIGHT *EVERY DAY* ! so, do we all have to suffer for THEM ? i love my anonymity and my privacy. i will fight until death for it ! i will also fight until death for everyone else to have this beauty of a treasure such as anonymity and privacy including yours.

[stutek]

@TheFrostymountains

Sent you a private message with the address.

If anyone else wants it really bad, send me a private mail, so we do not spam over here.