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The 'digital dissenters' who want to better the Internet
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Dec 28, 2015
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The 'digital dissenters' who want to better the Internet
Information access and the ability to buy anything are just some the conveniences at our smartphone fingertips. But what are we trading for that privilege?
Why do internet trolls exist? What drives them to do what they do?
Why do internet trolls exist? What drives them to do what they do?
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Information access and the ability to buy anything are just some the conveniences at our smartphone fingertips. But what are we trading for that privilege?

For many, technology and the Internet have made lives easier, freer and empowering. Information access and the ability to buy anything are just some the conveniences that are now at our fingertips. 

But what are we trading for that privilege? Privacy, and maybe growing slices of our humanity — and the only way to get it all back is to push the reset button. This sentiment is being expressed by a group of people that can be described as "digital dissenters." 

Joel Achenbach wrote about them in the Washington Post, and he joins Take Two with more.