,J>ON ,LANI]1 0,9TELLECTUAL ,PROP]TY0 & ,P>ASITISM ON ! ,SY/EM ( ,VIOL5CE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,OV]-#c#eS SEEM TO LOVE NO?+ MORE ?AN BE+ TOLD ?AT ! ,9T]NET -- & ! RAPID CULTURAL DEVELOPM5TS ?AT HAVE P>ALLEL$ IT -- HAVE BE5 A T]RIBLE MI/AKE ) HUGE D[NSIDES ?AT WILL SURELY DOOM US4 ,& !RE'S NO 5D TO ! OPPORTUNI/IC HACKS L9+ UP TO DRESS ?IS G5]ATIONAL REACTION>Y SPASM AS ! CONTR>IAN VOICE ( REASON4 

,WE'RE TOLD ?AT WE NE$ ELITES1 ?AT PEOPLE TALK+ AB\T 9JU/ICE 9 !IR [N ONL9E COMMUNITIES HAS GONE ON LONG 5\<1 ?AT DEC5TRALIZ$ SY/EMS >E SURELY TOO COMPLICAT$ TO FIGURE \T1 ?AT ,*ELSEA ,MANN+ & ACTIVI/S :O C>E AB\T A FREE ,9T]NET >E A FALSE FRONT = ! ,KO* BRO!RS1 ET CET]A4 ,! >GUM5TS >E 9EVITABLY AS PREPO/]\S AS !Y >E HAU<TILY PRES5T$4 ,BUT ,J>ON ,LANI]'S REC5T DECL>ATION 9 ! PAGES ( ,QU>TZ REALLY TAKES ! CAKE4 

,LANI]1 A DREAD$ =M] S(TW>E 5G9E] :O MADE A PRETTY P5NY FROM 09TELLECTUAL PROP]TY10 N[ RAKES 9 CA% TELL+ ELITI/ YUPPIES ! ,9T]NET WAS A BAD IDEA4 ,9 ?IS LATE/ PIECE HE >GUES ?AT ! SOLUTION TO CAPITALISM'S REFUSAL TO SPREAD ! WEAL? FROM AUTOMATION1 AS WELL AS TO ! LOSS ( PRIVACY WE'VE SUFF]$ UND] CLOS$-G>D5 PLAT=MS LIKE ,FACEBOOK1 IS -- WAIT = IT -- = US TO MORE /RONGLY EMBRACE 09TELLECTUAL PROP]TY40 

,9 ADDITION TO BLAM+ ! LOSS ( PRIVACY 5G5D]$ BY TOOLS & LAWS BUILT TO DEF5D ,I,P -- AS WELL AS ! G>GANTUAN C5TRALIZ$ WEAL? FROM ,I,P ?AT UND]P9S CLOS$-G>D5S LIKE ,FACEBOOK & ,GOOGLE -- ON US NOT PROTECT+ ,I,P1 ,LANI] ALSO CLAIMS ?AT AS WE'VE BYPASS$ MIDDLEM5 9 ! FL[ ( 9=MATION WE'VE P]MAN5TLY LO/ ! JOBS ?AT COMPRIS$ ! BULK ( ! MIDDLE CLASS & ?US HAVE ORDA9$ ! FAILURE ( CLASSICAL ,AM]ICAN DEMOCRACY4 

,BUT FRANKLY1 GOOD RIDDANCE4 ,AS SOMEONE :OSE FAMILY WAS HOMELESS :ILE ,I WAS *ILD ,I'VE NEV] UND]/OOD PE>L-CLUT*+ APPEALS TO ! SANCTITY ( ! MIDDLE CLASS4 ,! HORRORS ( ?OSE 9 POV]TY >E SURELY MORE PRESS+4 ,BUT IT MAKES S5SE 9 A TWI/$ SORT ( WAY IF Y\R PRIM>Y GOAL IS ! /ABILITY ( \R SOCIETY'S EXI/+ ATROCITIES4 ,IF Y\R HI<E/ PRIORITY IS ! SORT ( L>GE S$ATE VOT+ BLOC ?AT MADE ,AM]ICA'S DY/OPIAN #eS POSSIBLE4 ,IF Y\ PREF] ! /ABILITY ( P[] RELATIONS OV] ALLEVIAT+ ! SUFF]+ ( ?OSE IMPOV]I%$ & HELD BACK BY SY/EMATIC CON/RA9TS ON & B>RI]S TO 9=MATION4 

,/ILL1 ,LANI]'S APPEAL TO ! MID-TW5TIE?-C5TURY CLASS SY/EM'S =EMO/ GOAL ( MAK+ SURE EV]YONE HAS FULL-TIME JOBS RA!R ?AN A PROPORTIONAL %>E ( ! 9CREAS+ WEAL? BE+ G5]AT$ BY ! SY/EM IS SO DAT$ & PUTRID IT'S %OCK+ HE CAN F9D AN AUDI5CE WI/FUL = IT4 

,! PROBLEM RESPONSIBLE = \R DRAMATIC ADVANCES 9 EFFICI5CY NOT BE+ REFLECT$ 9 P>T-TIME GIGS OR PROJECTS PAY+ BETT] ?AN FULL-TIME JOBS US$ TO IS ! RIDICUL\SLY HUGE CONC5TRATIONS ( CAPITAL DI/ORT+ ! M>KET & TRAPP+ PR(IT AMONG ! UPP] E*ELONS4 ,9TELLECTUAL PROP]TY & SY/EMATIC B>RI]S 9 KN[L$GE HAVE PLAY$ A MAJOR IF NOT DEF9+ ROLE 9 ! CREATION ( \R OLIG>*ICAL SY/EM4 ,LANI]'S PROPOSAL MI<T -- 9 A NON-CORRUPT WORLD -- SECURE SOME ADDITIONAL /ABILITY = A SELECT FEW1 BUT 9 EV]Y WORLD IT W\LD ?R[ GASOL9E ON ! FIRES ( OLIG>*Y RAVAG+ \R ECONOMY4 

,EV]Y LA/ HUMAN BE+ IS 9TELLECTUALLY CREATIVE 9 WAYS B5EFICIAL TO US ALL IF WE'D LET !M HAVE ! TIME & SPACE = IT4 ,WE WILL ALWAYS DREAM & DISCOV] WOND]FUL >RANGEM5TS ( CONCEPT1 >T & MA!MATICAL DESCRIPTION4 ,RA!R ?AN EMP[] A SELECT ELITE TO PURSUE !SE PASSIONS FULL-TIME BY SCURRIL\S MEANS WE %\LD SECURE A WORLD ( FLAT M>KET RELATIONS :]E EV]YONE IS PAID 5\< = LESS LABOR ?AT !Y MI<T PURSUE !IR CREATIVE PASSIONS4 ,& ANYWAY :O ON E>? W\LD PREF] TO LIVE AS ONE ( ,LANI]'S 0MIDDLEM580 ,DO+ EXPLICITLY UNNECESS>Y WORK1 A P>ASITE ON ! SY/EM ( VIOL5CE1 C5SOR%IP1 & SURVEILLANCE ?AT UND]P9S 09TELLECTUAL PROP]TY80 

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