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« on: January 15, 2009, 05:34:48 AM » |
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Should the Internet be considered a country in its own right?
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« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2009, 06:27:52 AM » |
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I'm going to say no.
It should be considered an ideal or a medium though.
Like poetry.
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veekie
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« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2009, 05:01:11 AM » |
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Hmm, it does fulfill most of the requirements of a country...
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« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2009, 09:12:40 AM » |
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Hmm, it does fulfill most of the requirements of a country...
Meaning...? |
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« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2009, 09:29:49 AM » |
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Hmm, it does fulfill most of the requirements of a country...
Meaning...? A population consisting of mostly illiterate, idiotic douchebags and a few sane people in between, plus a government that, if existent, is as stupid as the majority of the people it rules over? |
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« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2009, 10:02:17 AM » |
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Has an official language too. klol
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« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2009, 11:42:32 AM » |
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I think that the internet should be a corporation, and we should be able to sue it to remove things, but the courtroom should take the form of an internet argument, with anyone allowed to jump in from any angle. It might eliminate some of the CP and bestiality. After years of arguing.
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« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2009, 11:54:33 AM » |
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Has an official language too. klol
And with WoW farmers and the porn industry, it even has a GDP! Also, I think the evidence presented in those arguments would scare off the righteous minded but weak willed. Leaving the rest possibly outnumbered. |
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The mind transcends the body. It's also a little cold because of that. Please get it a blanket. I wish I could read your mind, I can barely read mine. "Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29th. At 2:15, it begins rolling up characters."
"Just what do you think the moon up in the sky is? Everyone sees that big, round shiny thing and thinks there must be something round up there, right? That's just silly. The truth is much more awesome than that. You can almost never see the real Moon, and its appearance is death to humans. You can only see the Moon when it's reflected in things. And the things it reflects in, like water or glass, can all be broken, right? Since the moon you see in the sky is just being reflected in the heavens, if you tear open the heavens it's easy to break it~"
-Ibuki Suika, on overkill
To sumbolaion diakoneto moi, basilisk ouranionon.
Epigenentheto, apoleia keraune hos timeis pteirei.
Hekatonkatis kai khiliakis astrapsato.
Khiliarkhou Astrape!
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« Reply #8 on: January 19, 2009, 11:31:10 AM » |
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The internet is no more a country than the phone network, post office, or the road/railroad/shipping/trade networks.
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« Reply #9 on: January 19, 2009, 01:01:38 PM » |
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its more akin to the US / EU / UAE than it is it a traditional countrylike france / spain / brazil...
i think a better criteria for 'country' is the ability to defend its self and purse 'national' goals.
forums / games / social sites basically meet these criteria.
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« Reply #10 on: January 20, 2009, 01:15:33 PM » |
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If I were a citizen of the Netnation would I have to have a green card to work in the US as a resident alien? Would Internet access be an inalienable right? Extradition charges? Netnation tax shelters? Representation in the UN (so we can lobby to abolish it)?
Already most of America's government's worth is owned by other nations in the form of debt. Is it that different for the Netnation's government to be dependant on servers and fat pipes?
Netnation's seal is Saint Isidore with a laptop, "Multum in parvo" written above his head, "Clamor undisonus" written below his feet.
The borderless country in between. Hmm...
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« Reply #11 on: January 20, 2009, 01:51:19 PM » |
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The internet: the one actual, effective example of world domination.
It spans the whole world, it affects the lives of nearly every living thing on the planet, and it is controlled by evil corporations called Internet Service Providers that generally makes us miserable.
I don't think Dr. Evil could do it better.
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« Reply #12 on: January 20, 2009, 02:12:32 PM » |
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The internet: the one actual, effective example of world domination.
It spans the whole world, it affects the lives of nearly every living thing on the planet, and it is controlled by evil corporations called Internet Service Providers that generally makes us miserable.
I don't think Dr. Evil could do it better.
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« Reply #13 on: January 20, 2009, 04:47:29 PM » |
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The internet: the one actual, effective example of world domination.
It spans the whole world, it affects the lives of nearly every living thing on the planet, and it is controlled by evil corporations called Internet Service Providers that generally makes us miserable.
I don't think Dr. Evil could do it better.
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A couple of water benders, a dike, a flaming arrow, and a few barrels of blasting jelly?
Sounds like the makings of a gay porn film.
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Prime32
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« Reply #14 on: January 20, 2009, 05:04:41 PM » |
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I'm pretty sure we have plenty of those.
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« Reply #15 on: January 20, 2009, 06:28:13 PM » |
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WHY THE FUCK ARE PEOPLE POSTING THIS SHIT IN A FUCKING GAMING FORUM?!?!?!
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« Reply #16 on: January 20, 2009, 06:34:48 PM » |
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WHY THE FUCK ARE PEOPLE POSTING THIS SHIT IN A FUCKING GAMING FORUM?!?!?!
WHY DO YOU CARE?!?!!!!111!!? |
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A couple of water benders, a dike, a flaming arrow, and a few barrels of blasting jelly?
Sounds like the makings of a gay porn film.
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« Reply #17 on: January 20, 2009, 06:41:28 PM » |
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WHY THE FUCK ARE PEOPLE POSTING THIS SHIT IN A FUCKING GAMING FORUM?!?!?!
WHY DO YOU CARE?!?!!!!111!!? AND WHY DIDN'T ANYONE GIVE ME SOMETHING TO YELL ABOUT? |
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« Reply #18 on: January 20, 2009, 09:00:16 PM » |
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WHY THE FUCK ARE PEOPLE POSTING THIS SHIT IN A FUCKING GAMING FORUM?!?!?!
WHY DO YOU CARE?!?!!!!111!!? AND WHY DIDN'T ANYONE GIVE ME SOMETHING TO YELL ABOUT? QUOTAMID MONKEYS!!!!!!111111!ELEVEN! |
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« Reply #19 on: January 20, 2009, 09:04:41 PM » |
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WHY THE FUCK ARE PEOPLE POSTING THIS SHIT IN A FUCKING GAMING FORUM?!?!?!
WHY DO YOU CARE?!?!!!!111!!? AND WHY DIDN'T ANYONE GIVE ME SOMETHING TO YELL ABOUT? QUOTAMID MONKEYS!!!!!!111111!ELEVEN! WAIT DID I JUST QUOTE YOU AGAIN!!?!?!???!???!? |
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