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Against Free Speech and Democracy
In the WTH opening keynote speech, Rop and Emmanuel usedthe concepts "freedom of speech" and "democracy" severaltimes, drawing some of the loudest applause. These conceptsseemed to be tied to hacker identity, along with themore traditional themes (valuing knowledge and sharing,desire for exploration, obtaining new skills,reusing techniques and materials in the least expected way,and so forth).This session will question the implication that the hackerethic must include freedom of speech and democracy amongits tenets. It will start with the speculation that thisapproach threatens to enslave the spirit of hackers to thelanguage of the masters.Are hackers at large really such a state and Kapital-lovingbunch? Come to this session to hear some assumptions questioned,and to engage in public debate over shared values.
