"My local community is being systematically liquidated in what I can only describe as a targeted intellectual genocide."
  • extremeboredom@lemmy.worldEnglish
    138·
    2 months ago

    Fascist/authoritarian scum the world over are TERRIFIED of the concept of regular human beings having the ability to communicate with each other without being censored, coerced, and surveilled. This is a nightmare scenario for them: people speaking freely

    • dejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      2 months ago

      It’s also worth mentioning that the bandwidth requirements of actual, honest, information and news, are appallingly low. The level of slop and waste in our current social media landscape is in no way representative of what it takes to communicate effectively.

      100 years ago we used to get the word out to broadcasters at 100 baud over teletype.

      So, imagine a network that uses less than 1% of the bandwidth we currently use. It’s a pocket-sized situation that almost disappears into the noise of everything else, yet is free, accessible, and effective. Radio and mesh networks are absolutely up to the task, even if they have to be covert and/or mobile.

    • Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      Right, this doesn’t get enough attention. Either weirdly or completely understandable. Especially since the Egyptian uprising I think scared a lot of governments.

      • dejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        Make no mistake. The Arab Spring also taught governments around the world that “shut off the internet” is a crucial element in crushing mass dissent.

  • ramenshaman@lemmy.worldEnglish
    33·
    2 months ago

    My ex’s dad was a ham radio guy but this seems excessive.

    I should start making some meshtastic/meshcore devices…