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Forum Post: you really want to start a revolution - here's how

Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 4, 2011, 9:01 p.m. EST by meanmckean (51)
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Turn off your computer. Unplug your internet. Cancel your smartphone. Change the world. What a crazy idea.

I dare you to try. See what happens.

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[-] 1 points by meanmckean (51) 13 years ago

For all you people who don't even want to consider the point, I offer you exhibit A, on the internet of course.

http://entertainment.salon.com/2011/10/01/creative_class_is_a_lie/

[-] 1 points by gawdoftruth (3698) from Santa Barbara, CA 13 years ago

thats silly. the internet is how to start a revolution. in any case. yep. your a mean troll. whatever.

[-] 1 points by forumwarrior (53) 13 years ago

i wouldnt be able to jerk off to hate porn and white women dont want to sleep with me

[-] 1 points by meanmckean (51) 13 years ago

Another perfect example - the high dollar centerfolds can't make a buck anymore due to you stealing free porn. Excellent point!

[-] 1 points by IAMLEADERONE (10) 13 years ago

WE WOULD CRUMBLE... ONE PERSON AT A TIME. (WE'VE BECOME WAY TOO ACCUSTOMED TO USING THIS TECHNOLOGY ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS... WE CAN'T STOP... UNLESS IT'S TAKEN FROM US! ;)

[-] 1 points by meanmckean (51) 13 years ago

Oh, I'm very serious. What's all this tech done for you? Let you steal movies, music, tv, free free press. You've gone and put all the whole entertainment and news print folks out of work. Digital image commercials, amd dreamworks, we don't even use real people to act anymore. All your union buddies you love so dear you've gone an put them all on the street by unplugging your landlines. Oh, yea, you've got a beef with the banks, so you don't care about all the tellers who don't greet you at the desk anymore, since you auto deposit your paycheck. Your environmental wonder world where nobody drives a gas car puts all your UAW buddies and all the autoparts folks out of work. Go to Target and you want self serve lines so you don't need the cashier anymore. What kind of job do you tihnk the govment is actually gonne give you? You don't want anyone to do anything.

[-] 1 points by GammaPoint (400) from Oakland, CA 13 years ago

I can't imagine you're being serious.

[-] 1 points by powertothepeople (1264) 13 years ago

One of the reasons I am even paying attention to this movement is because it HAS gone beyond just starting a Facebook group/Twitter hashtag.

But that doesn't mean it has to be all unplugged. The communication tools available to us are powerful and these folks have been making good use of them.

[-] 1 points by iseeamuse (155) 13 years ago

The safety of democracy lies in free and open dissemination of information and free and open instantaneous communication. The revolution lies in being plugged in, not in tuning out.

[-] 1 points by marsdefIAnCe (365) 13 years ago

Agree - information dissemination is one of our best weapons