http://calacanis.com/2007/10/04/the-pre-approved-response-to-the-unauthorized-comments-on-the-of/ Weblog by Jason Calacanis, formerly of Weblogs, Inc. and AOL. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:21:07 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://calacanis.com/2007/10/04/the-pre-approved-response-to-the-unauthorized-comments-on-the-of/#comment-11776 MyOpinion Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:42:30 +0000 http://calacanis.wordpress.com/2007/10/04/the-pre-approved-response-to-the-unauthorized-comments-on-the-of/#comment-11776 This article and Web 3.0 want to suppress passionate opinion. We need more passionate opinion, instead of bland “objective” content. Mainstream journalism calls for “objectivity” – which is just an excuse to suppress real opinions. Mainstream media is being challenged by the Internet’s egalitarian enabling, where people have a voice to express their opinions and passions. With its requirement to become “registered” and “accredited” (ie become a ‘trusted expert’, or even have a pre-approved token to post a reply to this article!) and with its distain of the peoples’ voice, Web3.0 is a an attempt to reduce individuals’ freedoms, and is a big step in the wrong direction that ultimately leads to centralised control of the Internet! Web 3.0? I say NAZI 3.0! This article and Web 3.0 want to suppress passionate opinion. We need more passionate opinion, instead of bland “objective” content. Mainstream journalism calls for “objectivity” – which is just an excuse to suppress real opinions. Mainstream media is being challenged by the Internet’s egalitarian enabling, where people have a voice to express their opinions and passions. With its requirement to become “registered” and “accredited” (ie become a ‘trusted expert’, or even have a pre-approved token to post a reply to this article!) and with its distain of the peoples’ voice, Web3.0 is a an attempt to reduce individuals’ freedoms, and is a big step in the wrong direction that ultimately leads to centralised control of the Internet! Web 3.0? I say NAZI 3.0!

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