Idea of clear uninfluenced research is utopian and I agree with author, possibility of changing it may occur only if socioeconomic paradigm will change. Otherwise: “who pays the piper calls the tune” will be our rule for everything and for all times. The case of Aaron Swartz of course stayed more on a practical field and reminded me more or less of Nabokov’s The Luzhin Defence, where the main character preferred suicide as the best tactic for self defense when he crushed with reality of life.
Funny fact about last article: during my shift at the restaurant I asked all my clients what they think about internet neutrality – ninety seven people from all over the world and the United States. No one knew what a hell I was talking about. The idea is that most of the people are lazy and irresponsible by nature. They don’t care if somebody controls the speed of the internet or not, until they can use it, and I’m talking now not about scientific research use, it’s more about social network, games, music and shopping.
From that point where we are all now only time can show if regulation speed ruling is effective or not, but It’s look like Senator Ted Cruz was right and we have Obamacare for internet. Instead of having high and low speed, we all will enjoy the median one.
I concur. First, on the idea of “influenced research” is intangible without an effective, united, global community. Remember, we are nothing more than a collections of “different categorized” groups competing for domination; no different then nations pursuing power, land, and resources. Second is the fact that businesses need control, and “profit” (I will try to explain this one in the future) of what make them function effectively. They know that the internet is the next bastion for businesses, and the more effective it is for people to receive, and sent information, the more attractive the online establishment becomes. But, once again, the masses are uninterested, for they are “unaware” of how it works until they try to create their own webpage. But sadly, not that many people know of the mechanics of a webpage, for it’s another language that they are too intimidated to learn.