I wonder whether we've always exaggerated how much there was going to change since most citizens aren't that interested in politics. The fact that something is a necessary precondition does not mean that it's a sufficient precondition. And you know what we saw in 2018 for example was that the turnout and the engagement with everyday political issues vastly increased on the one hand when they were made more salient.
In this episode of The Good Fight, Yascha Mounk talks to Cory Doctorow, science fiction author who serves as co-editor of the blog Boing Boing, about measures we can take to preserve the freedom of the Net - while preserving our own.
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