Ahh to be back from spring break! Ok so to kick it off the internet is a perfect place for anyone to rant, discuss, let all there craziness out and not get in trouble for it, just like our blogs. That in it of itself makes the Internet democratic, allowing the freedom of speech, giving anyone with access the chance to speak. But Hindman questions the nature of the internet, is it democratic or not? He argues that the internet has made politics less "democratic", and information less credible. The gold mine of the internet is the freedom of expression, the internet makes its so easy to send their message to everyone. But in the ease, is where information can be unreliable, because information is easily accessed, perhaps a blogger finds a source of info that he/she deems "quality", the system of checks and balances are non-existent on the world wide web.
Blogs have increased in popularity within the last few years and continues to rise. More people are expressing their political ideas, therefore contributing to Hindman's theory "Average Joe Blogger". The only problem is that if these opinions are even heard through the internet, the amount of content out there almost makes it impossible to reach people.
Only problem I see with the politics of the Internet is it even considered to be politics, sure we write down our opinions for the world to see but is it a credible source for us to even take it serious? That is the same problem Hindman hints towards, is the nature of the internet and its anonymous contributors and bloggers. Making the internet less democratic.
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