The article begins of telling of ancient Pirates who lived in their own made utopia. Away from the rest of the world, mini societies living outside the law. With modern technology nothing of this sort can exist, but with no political control, these private separate government places could exist. The article continues to desrcibes these “Temporary Autonomous Zones” a.k.a. TAZ
“HOW IS IT THAT "the world turned upside-down" always manages to Right itself? Why does reaction always follow revolution, like seasons in Hell?”
The article recommends this type of living to take part in the uprising without leading to the sure aftermath of violence. The reason the author believes this would be successful is because it is unrecognizable even history can’t point to exactly what it is. Because, even with the pirates it has never seemed worth for extensive research.
It continues speaking of the Net and Web, and how this TAZ can be achieved. Their main point being “The TAZ has a temporary but actual location in time and a temporary but actual location in space. But clearly it must also have "location" in the Web, and this location is of a different sort, not actual but virtual, not immediate but instantaneous. The Web not only provides logistical support for the TAZ, it also helps to bring it into being; crudely speaking one might say that the TAZ "exists" in information- space as well as in the "real world."”
Creating these “new worlds” on the web is fascinating and even has some valid argurments behind it. Although I believe it is a very “Science-fiction” idea, it is one to be analyzed. This article goes hand in hand with our cyberspace project because the article speaks, in simple explanation, of a world being created that has no tie to anything previously done in history. A world built on the individuals idea of true freedom.
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