- From: Timothy Holborn <timothy.holborn@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2015 23:55:18 +0000
- To: David Nicol <davidnicol@gmail.com>, public-webpayments@w3.org
- Message-ID: <CAM1Sok1mFTkU3G_-wFXE4D=AdQ2_4FKdDfyi5Ekx+Q1VU8v27A@mail.gmail.com>
I think differences or the characteristics of power vs. money does exist. Power is the capacity to influence. The concept of truth is almost as powerful as money, as anyone investing in a lie is almost always likely to find competitors who arm themselves with truth for purposes of ROI... Trouble as I see it, is that we've not maintained the systems that support accountability whilst the world, in such a short timeframe, built such advanced communications systems. Humans have been around for a while... Electricity not so long.. Planes and shipping containers, followed by emailing zip files and super silos full of analytics... Balance always comes, the best means is always being responsible in the first place / continually... IMHO... On Thu, 6 Aug 2015 at 1:43 am, David Nicol <davidnicol@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 3:13 AM, Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >> As a delivery mechanism for payments and economic activity, the vital >> thing for our species is that [the web] stays as neutral as possible, >> something we have technically struggled with, to date. >> > > To paraphrase Orwell, it may appear inescapable that some will wind up > more neutral than others. > > Anyone for formally abandoning the myth of neutrality and admitting that > real power is in no way evenly distributed? > >
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