I tried to explain Cacophony to someone I have known for a while, this past weekend. Her first response was, "So, how do you control what people say on this system?"

I find this more than slightly horrifying that some people are so quick to take us back into a dark age where speech is only permitted if it aligns with doctrine and the will of the established power structure.

Now, others I have talked to were quick to point out that this person is kind of notorious in social media circles for being a hard-line authoritarian, so I shouldn't be surprised.

I hope that they are right and that this is a fringe idea. Still, I see too many shades of it in our modern world to not be a little worried.

Mostly, I just think I need to speak to more interesting and open-minded people.

Thanks for listening,
...Nights