Memo to Facebook…

by on January 15, 2008 · 2 comments

“Neoconservative libertarianism” is an oxymoron. And if you find it shocking that some rich entrepreneurs are libertarians, you need to get out more.

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  • Adam Thierer

    I like the way he concludes that, “I am going to retreat from the whole thing, remain as unplugged as possible”… and then he posts this screed on the Internet! Seems a tad bit inconsistent.

    And how about this line: “Facebook pretends to be about freedom, but isn’t it really more like an ideologically motivated virtual totalitarian regime..?” Uh, no.

  • Adam Thierer

    I like the way he concludes that, “I am going to retreat from the whole thing, remain as unplugged as possible”… and then he posts this screed on the Internet! Seems a tad bit inconsistent.

    And how about this line: “Facebook pretends to be about freedom, but isn’t it really more like an ideologically motivated virtual totalitarian regime..?” Uh, no.

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