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356 - UNLOCKED - Things Fell Apart: A Conversation with Jon Ronson

The Fifth Column

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The Internet Was Designed by Libertarian Engineer, Tech Utopian

The internet was designed by libertarian engineer, tech utopian. That's got an awful lot to do with it, I would say. At the same time, I think it didn't help that the internet was being controlled by argumentative, pedantic,. You can just say libertarians because argument and pedantic is just part of the definition. Yeah. Well, if you had Peter Tail left Silicon Valley and moved to LA because he felt that Silicon Valley wasn't libertarian anymore. And Miami too, because of probably taxes also.

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