Yeah - I'm not a fan of centralisation either, but what this article misses is that the most important thing enabled by the internet is not blocked by any of Google's practices.
What is the most important thing? In my view - it enables the formation of "Super Groups" - which I think will represent the most significant cultural change since the dawn of language.
All you need for the formation of super groups are sufficiently cheap and efficient signalling processes. Google has perhaps contributed to this drop in signalling costs as much any company on the internet.
Anyhoo - for those who want to know what a super group is - I wrote about it here:
The breathless gibberish of your 'Super Group' claims are at least rendered entertaining by their unfortunate nomenclatural confusion with Journey, Asia and Bad English. Any technology that encourages more "supergroups" to form should be killed with fire, lest it inflict another Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young-style 50-year musical reign of terror on us.
"What is the most important thing? In my view - it enables the formation of "Super Groups" - which I think will represent the most significant cultural change since the dawn of language."
Errr ?!
That's why religion always wins. Makes people believe such things.
@grovulent: I am willing to engage the idea. But the amount of suppression(of contradictions) your referred post demands is too high(that i did not finish it). I believe it was the same for the other poster. May be you can express it differently and post again.
I'm interested in your idea and I read your G+ post. What is a super group? You gave some examples but I can't figure out what thing your examples have in common.
What is the most important thing? In my view - it enables the formation of "Super Groups" - which I think will represent the most significant cultural change since the dawn of language.
All you need for the formation of super groups are sufficiently cheap and efficient signalling processes. Google has perhaps contributed to this drop in signalling costs as much any company on the internet.
Anyhoo - for those who want to know what a super group is - I wrote about it here:
https://plus.google.com/117405082753493075236/posts/K4fzCvSc...