Call it dereliction of duty. Call it laziness. Call me undedicated.I have not been updating this page, and therefore haven't been giving anyone any incentive to check back here. Shame on me.
So, in an effort to get this up and running, I thought maybe this could be a place to start our discussion of the Internet and Democracy. Whether you've read the handout for next week or not, what are you initial thoughts on the notion that the web is a democratic space or medium? Is this an empowering thought? Are you buying it? What makes it democratic, or what could make it more democratic? Should the internet, or blogs specifically, be political?
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I don't know. I don't think it's necessarily fair to pigeonhole something as sprawling as the internet into a binary, but, granted, places like NAMBLA are allowed to put their websites up on the internet. It's like a monster out of control. There's no way to patrol the entire thing with police. It's anarchy in the finest. If I want to say something here -- I can say it. Whether or not I get enough traffic to blip on the radar and fall under fire is another story.
PS, I figured out how to get my Netflix cue to update on my blog, if you want a mini tutorial. It's crazy simple, blogger has a widget for everything!
Since this is the second time I've ever heard someone use the word, I think it's obligatory to say:
"I can derelict my own balls"
Sorry if this is PG-13
Haha, I think the Zoolander lover made the perfect example of how the internet provides pretty much free reign to say anything inappropriate that pops into your head.
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