read one article and respond with three questions.
The Net and the Web - Hakim Bey 1991
- Couldn't you argue that there are no "transactions" of the net that are truly open to all? I find that being a human in the human race is inherently subject to continuous hierarchy and comparison, I feel as if it is slightly naive to say otherwise - but I could totally be missing something.
- Do you think the age of this article is an important thing to consider when really analyzing the truth of its contents?
- Does anyone else read this as being an extreme romanticization on the community of the "Web" and how it can help this so-called 'Temporary Autonomous Zone"?
Re#2: Yes, to be sure, but there are definitely some principles that are suggested -- basic ones, such as the struggle between control and chaos or between social mandate and the need for situations where there is no mandate.
ReplyDeleteRe#1: It would appear that it's all a dynamic struggle/conflict/progression between open-ness and the stasis of hierarchic control -- constantly, so that and transaction / exchange of energy / communication, is inherently limited (and lossy!).
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