RE: [xml-dev] How It All Goes Wrong (WAS RE: [xml-dev] Triplets on the Internet)

["Joshua Allen" <joshuaa@microsoft.com>]

> 1. The general arguments that 'free enterprise
> are free of responsibility' are made for many companies

Agreed; I was glossing over this point and reacting to the tangential
issue of pot calling kettle black.  I think this applies as well to
publications like "perrspectives".  I would like to see all such venues
publish completely open lists of pointers to conflicting/contrasting
viewpoints, as a matter of responsible advocacy.  In fact, I think
Google is a great boon to people who want to hear "the other side" of
any story, and annotation services could also be very useful.

> 2.  The example of Google was provided to show just
> how quickly biases propagate.  Their effects are

OK, I see that point now.  This is the whole "Google as
amplifier/echo-chamber" syndrome.  I once again note that Eric Bina has
virtually been erased from the history of web browsers.