Re: CS-234 Discussion

CS234 <cs234@lhmerino.dont-email.me> wrote:

This thread is intended for the students of CS-234: Technologies for democratic society
 
How does Usenet fit into the vision presented by Licklider and Taylor in
"The Computer as a Communication Device"?
 
Reflect on:
- Which aspects of their vision are realized through Usenet?
- What aspects have evolved differently from what they imagined?
 
Feel free to respond to comments made by your classmates as well

paresseux <paresseux888.eternal-september.org> wrote:
(I hope i'm doing this the right way)

I think that usenet is defenitly something that at least in someway fits into Licklider's vision.
Because people here can connect with that have the same interest as them.
Communities don't have to be only based on location anymore.

In "A Theory of the Democratic Process", it is said that
"The demos must have the exclusive opportunity to decide how matters are to be placed on the agenda
of matters that are to be decided by means of the democratic process." (page 113)
But on usenet there are groups that have moderators that have all the power.
That means that it is not a democraty.