[11733] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: The unwashed masses invade the Internet
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Stephen Wolff)
Sat Apr 16 04:25:06 1994
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 1994 15:17:40 -0500 (EDT)
From: Stephen Wolff <steve@nsf.gov>
To: Bill Frezza <frezza@radiomail.net>
Cc: com-priv@psi.com, farber@central.cis.upenn.edu, gnu@toad.com,
barlow@eff.org, interesting-people@eff.org, stahlman@radiomail.net,
dbuck@world.std.com, stevec@aol.com, opfer@radiomail.net,
gbolles@radiomail.net, ggilder@mcimail.com, spiff@radiomail.net,
fnelson@radiomail.net, jswatz@well.sf.ca.us, kgs@panix.com,
rothman@netcom.com, brodsky@radiomail.net
In-Reply-To: <199404151410.AA26249@radiomail.net>
I guess "Some veterans of Internet" are either going to have to get used
to "boorishness" or try to help change it.
A society reflects the shared values of its members. With lots of new
members why are we surprised by change? One purpose of education is to
communicate and promulgate a society's ethical values. We can help
educate newcomers with uncertain success, or ignore them with predictable
result; excluding them is not an option.
-s
