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What #AboveTopSecret actually was
#AboveTopSecret ( #ATS ) founded in the late #1990s was one of the first large-scale, #user-driven #information #commons on the #internet
Before algorithms. Before feeds. Before “trust & safety” departments.
It had:
#chronological #threads
#long-form #posts
#user #reputation via #consistency not clout
#brutal #peer #review
#memory
People didn’t come to be #validated
They came to #argue & #archive and connect dots. And I miss that. A lot.
Historical context matters.
The federal use of eminent domain has existed since the founding era.
Ownership has never been an absolute shield.
https://www.justice.gov/enrd/history-federal-use-eminent-domain
Own or not, no one has ever been entirely “safe.”
#Poverty has always existed. What’s changed is visibility—due to the #internet and a #globally connected society.
Is #greed making things worse? Yes. Has it been doing so for centuries? Also yes.
Fast fashion exists because it is created and consumed.
It’s also worth remembering why many people originally came to North America:
religious persecution was a major driver.
These contradictions were acknowledged even at the founding.
John Hancock wrote to George Washington on July 6, 1776, reflecting on ideals many embraced in theory but struggled to uphold in practice—particularly equality, liberty, and fundamental rights.
So, about hypocrisy?
12/15/2025, 2 engagements