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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Blinded
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- Nov 07, 2020
Large corporations, of course, are blinded by greed. The laws under which they operate require it - their shareholders would revolt at anything less.
- Internet
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- Nov 07, 2020
Senator Wyden continues to be the Senate's truest champion of an open Internet.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
At the end of the day, we have an economy that works for the rich by cheating the poor, and unequal schools are the result of that, not the cause.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Information is power. But like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves.
- Ensure
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Open Access Movement has fought valiantly to ensure that scientists do not sign their copyrights away but instead ensure their work is published on the Internet, under terms that allow anyone to access it.
- All The Facts
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- Nov 07, 2020
Real education is about genuine understanding and the ability to figure things out on your own; not about making sure every 7th grader has memorized all the facts some bureaucrats have put in the 7th grade curriculum.
- Help
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- Nov 07, 2020
Seriously, who really cares how long the Nile river is, or who was the first to discover cheese? How is memorizing that ever going to help anyone? Instead, we need to give kids projects that allow them to exercise their minds and discover things for themselves.
- Distance
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have developed my most meaningful relationships online. None of them live within driving distance. None of them are about my own age.
- Friends
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even among those who I would not count as 'friends,' I have met many people online who have simply commented on my work or are interested by what I do.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
Through the Internet, I've developed a strong social network - something I could never do if I had to keep my choice of peers within school grounds.
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
I first met Jimbo Wales, the face of Wikipedia, when he came to speak at Stanford.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Writing an encyclopedia is hard. To do anywhere near a decent job, you have to know a great deal of information about an incredibly wide variety of subjects. Writing so much text is difficult, but doing all the background research seems impossible.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
Now, as far as I know, nobody has ever put up the U.S.'s nuclear missiles on the Internet. I mean, it's not something I've heard about.
- Good Things
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- Nov 07, 2020
Now, the typical way you make good things happen in Washington is you find a bunch of wealthy companies who agree with you.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
Social Security got passed because John D. Rockefeller was sick of having to take money out of his profits to pay for his workers' pension funds. Why do that, when you can just let the government take money from the workers?
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
Without the ability to talk about government power, there's no way for citizens to make sure this power isn't being misused.
- Death
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- Nov 07, 2020