On 2012-04-02, at 2:41 PM, Wojtek S wrote:
> Marv quoted: "They are antirevolutionary devices. The global addiction
> to computers is helping keep the world quiet and peaceful.:
>
> [WS:] I think a more accurate view is that they are neither
> revolutionary nor counter-revolutionary. Per se, they do not matter.
> What matters is the social context in which they are being used, and
> depending on that context, they can be either revolutionary,
> counter-revolutionary, or neutral.
>
> […]
>
> The fact that the population is for the most part "pacified" and
> unwilling to engage in radical activism has everything to do with
> social structure and social forces and very little, if anything, to do
> with computers and the internet.
Couldn't agree more. True historically of all media. They're instruments, like other weaponry.