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diff --git a/content/entry/integrated-activism.md b/content/entry/integrated-activism.md index f17e18a..288593e 100644 --- a/content/entry/integrated-activism.md +++ b/content/entry/integrated-activism.md @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ And that is exactly the kind of problem I'm talking about. It's focusing on one ## Darknets What's interesting to me is how different communities react to social issues. Some communities seem to have less tunnel vision than others. In cryptocurrencies like Monero, there is a lot of not seeing the bigger picture and the full implications of what is being created. There is a lot of tunnel vision. In darknets, I see the opposite. Everyone knows darknets enable immoral behavior that people otherwise couldn't get away with as easily. -The difference between darknet communities and cryptocurrency communities as I see it is the darknet communities better acknowledge the downsides of their technologies. Several major darknets acknowledge the downsides directly on [their](https://support.torproject.org/abuse/) [websites](https://freenetproject.org/pages/help.html#what-about-child-porn-offensive-content-or-terrorism). Their collective response is basically "Yes this technology enables bad things, but it also enables good things, and the good things outweigh the bad things". Official websites for cryptocurrencies aren't as forthcoming about the downsides of their technology. This is bad because we need an honest conversation about the good and the bad of technologies. Simply viewing everything through the lens of "freedom" or "privacy" is harmful, in the long run. There are other social issues to consider. +The difference between darknet communities and cryptocurrency communities as I see it is the darknet communities better acknowledge the downsides of their technologies. Several major darknets acknowledge the downsides directly on [their](https://support.torproject.org/abuse/) [websites](https://www.hyphanet.org/pages/help.html#what-about-child-porn-offensive-content-or-terrorism). Their collective response is basically "Yes this technology enables bad things, but it also enables good things, and the good things outweigh the bad things". Official websites for cryptocurrencies aren't as forthcoming about the downsides of their technology. This is bad because we need an honest conversation about the good and the bad of technologies. Simply viewing everything through the lens of "freedom" or "privacy" is harmful, in the long run. There are other social issues to consider. # Dealing With Conflicting Social Causes There's a lot going wrong in the world and, as an activist, there are infinite social issues worth fighting for. Some of them conflict with each other. So the question becomes how to deal with conflicting social issues. Because the alternative is just ignoring them. It's just having tunnel vision. |