Reply #7: you couldn't be more wrong

[Matariki]

It's neither stupid nor cowardly. It's unprecedented of them and creative - bleeding edge really. It's a recognition of the absolute importance of peer to peer communication. Throughout history 'the powers that be' have always tried to control the flow of information - from one sided, top down, media - to controlling the rights of free assembly. We have entered a time in the last decade where regular people all over the globe can communicate with each other without mediation. AND THAT is probably one of the most important things to happen in a long, long time. It's changing media, it's changing politics, it's changing commerce, it's probably changing how people think and interact in the world.

And it's about time the mainstream media acknowledge it.