On: Lessig: Why Washington is corrupt

[saraid216]

It's not that hard. We need a better internet, and a more engaged public.

Money is a big deal in politics because money means advertisements and advertisements mean mindshare and mindshare means votes. All you have to do is bypass that.

[Anechoic → saraid216]

It's not that hard. We need a better internet, and a more engaged public.

Those two statements are contradictory. Even if they weren't, "a better internet, and a more engaged public" doesn't automatically mean that people get to hear your message.

[saraid216 → Anechoic]

I guess I should have been clearer:

We need a better inter-networked commons.