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The internet is worse than it used to be. How did we get here, and can we go back?
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Don't be silly, the proletariat just needs to unite, seize the nuclear stockpiles of at least two nations capable of destroying all life on earth in defense of the oligarchy's hoards, and then decentralize ownership of the global communication infrastructure.
Easy.
Nukes are an option, yes.
But as the recent event with exploding pagers has reminded us, global logistics and also systems' complexity allow for many funny things.