Re: Escaping 1997

On Tue, 7 May 2024 22:53:53 -0000 (UTC), Ben Collver wrote:

And anyway, where has this supposed emancipating digital revolution led
us?

It has meant that the journalists of Gaza can document the destruction of
their lives, people and property in real time, in spite of the best
efforts of Israel to shut them down. It has allowed the rest of the world
to discover what is really going on with human suffering in those killing
fields, not filtered through the censorship of “mainstream” media.

And in return, it has allowed the Gazans to discover that many in the rest
of the world are aware of their plight and are not sitting idly by while
they suffer and die.

Without the instant two-way connectivity afforded by modern digital media,
the students across University campuses in the US and beyond would not now
be demonstrating in favour of peace in Gaza and freedom for Palestinians.