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The internet was supposed to be a giant leap toward techno utopia. It was supposed to be a tool that would allow each of us to peacefully, thoughtfully, and creatively live fulfilling lives. But it has turned out to be nothing more than a giant media company. Almost every aspect of our culture has been commercialized, sanitized, and packaged. Computing, now quite far from the escape the 60’s dreamed of, only managed to create a new generation of internet mega corps, who in turn invented a new, digital breed of consumerism. These corporations have near total control over the flow of information in our society. By controlling what is posted and consumed, they determine the overall culture, the overall values, and the overall truths. Large internet companies, who already enjoy special access to our government, are trending toward something much darker. The end result looks to be that the churning industrial machine that is internet technology will merge into the machine of the state at th

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