An open network is more important for democracy than the right to bear arms and the right to vote. Voice is more important than votes.
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In a world where discovery is more important than delivery, it's the people who find, remix and direct attention to old stuff that should be rewarded, not the people who deliver it or sit on it waiting for someone to show up.Joichi Ito
I noticed that democracy was broken and tried to work on fixing that in Japan. Then I realized that it was broken all over the place and decided to work on that too.
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I talked about the barriers created by monopolies. I said that it was the role of government to break up these monopolies and that we couldn't do it alone.
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I have always viewed my role as a sort of ambassador or bridge between groups to help provide a dialog.
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Liberty, freedom and democracy are very fuzzy words, but human rights is very specific.
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When there is a huge force pressing down on freedoms, sub-cultures with more creativity and power are likely to form.
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