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With authoritarianism on the rise has the internet helped or hurt the cause for democracy and collective rule? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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As a follow-up, is there signs that the internet/technology may play a role in making a better society for all?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Yes, the codecs currently used are a good thing, and yes, I think 4k and 8k should just be left to downloading. I think videogame streaming should have shifted over to demo file formats years ago, so that your gameplay wouldn't be sullied by video compression (very big issue for games like squad and tarkov, where everywhere is covered in woods.