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Technolibertarian
Technolibertarianism, sometimes referred to as cyberlibertarianism, is a political ideology with roots in the Internet's early hacker cypherpunk culture in Silicon Valley in the early 1990s and in American libertarianism. The ideology focuses on minimizing government regulation, censorship, or anything else in the way of a "free" World Wide Web. In this case, the word "free" is referring to the meaning of ''libre'' (no restrictions), not ''gratis'' (no cost). Cyber-libertarians embrace fluid, meritocratic hierarchies, which are believed to be best served by markets. The most widely known cyberlibertarian is Julian Assange. The term technolibertarian was popularized in critical discourse by technology writer Paulina Borsook. Notable proponents * Julian Assange * John Perry Barlow * John Gilmore * T. J. Rodgers * Andrew Yang * Elon Musk See also * Censorship of Wikipedia * Crypto-anarchism * Free-culture movement * Freedom of information * Freedom of speech * Information wants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulina Borsook
Paulina Borsook is an American technology journalist and writer who has written for ''Wired'', '' Mother Jones'', and Suck.com. She is perhaps best known for her 2000 book ''Cyberselfish'', a critique of the libertarian mindset of the digital technology community. As an artist-in-residence at Stanford University, in 2013 she began work on ''My Life as a Ghost,'' an art installation based on her experiences living with the traumatic brain injury she suffered due to a gunshot when she was 14 years old. Biography Paulina Borsook was born in Pasadena, California, Pasadena, California. In 1969, when she was 15, she ran away from home and stayed at Rochdale College in Toronto, Canada. She later attended University of California, Santa Barbara, UC Santa Barbara where she ran a radio show on KCSB-FM, KCSB. She graduated from University of California, Berkeley, UC Berkeley with a degree in psycholinguistics and a minor in philosophy. She then attended graduate school at the University of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |