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Democracy was nice while it lasted.

When was that?

Something like 500 BC, back in Athens.

Before Eternal September.

Usenet was an anarchy, not a democracy.

Yes, but the users were smart enough to not let it leak into the real world.

Oh, I don't think that's true. If it were, we wouldn't have Linux, Burning Man, or the EFF.

And newsgroup-based file sharing.