Beppe Grillo changed his mind: “Give up on the Internet”

“He who never changes his mind never changes anything.” The famous phrase belongs to Winston Churchill, and Beppe Grillo seems to have taken it literally. While the examination of the budget law in the House of Representatives continues without any surprises, all MPs, including the “grillini”, are ready for the usual “tram race”, which will begin a tenth of a second after the approval of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. maneuver (…the phrase you hear most in Transatlantico is “What are you doing on New Year’s Eve?”, ed.), the comedian who invented a political party from a blog, preaching direct democracy and online voting, writes about it in the same blog – that party was once We need to disconnect from its “sacred text” – the internet.

Offline is the new luxury

Aiming to spark debate, the debate is titled “Offline is the new luxury.” “Digital networks – explains Grillo – are becoming increasingly crowded. People are always online, and every day, there seems to be fewer and fewer places where you can truly disconnect and be alone.”

“Being available at all times, regardless of your location,” he continues, “may seem useful to some, but more and more people are discovering that being offline has become a modern luxury. Many experiments are being carried out using drones and satellites to make the world more connected.” The goal is to achieve total connectivity.”

Farewell to democracy from below?

The contrast between the writings of the Genoese comedian (republished on all his social profiles…) and the soporific atmosphere that reigns in the Palace for those who have developed some historical memory is truly astonishing. Alessandro Di Battista, Luigi Di Maio, Paola Taverna, Danilo Toninelli and other “fantastic creatures” born of “democracy from below”, shaped by a few dozen clicks on a website, transformed it like yesterday. a bullfight, an endorsement of financial maneuvers, is much less popular than discussed. The shouting interventions then appeared on social media, went viral and fueled a consensus-building network of outrage; A consensus was later reached by other populists, because this digital toy, the son of the adage “it rains on the thieving government”, was destined to break.

Beppe Grillo has now renounced this recent history and went so far as to almost admit that he had contributed to the country’s ruin during a recent television appearance at Fabio Fazio’s palace. Even on that occasion, many were wondering where the comedian’s joke ended and the former political leader’s remarks began; but considering the character as a whole it would perhaps be unnecessary to set this limit.

We’re all getting more distracted

The founder of the 5 Star Movement explains: “All this connectivity has not improved communication between people in any way. It seems that the more messages we exchange, the more banal our interactions become. A few years ago, many educators believed that students should use it during class It would have been a great idea to allow students to bring computers and cell phones to class. However, they soon realized that this further distracted students and prevented them from interacting and participating. Now many people are asking students to bring their phones and tablets. This encourages them to pay attention to each other. and forces them to learn from each other.”

Here too we must mention Roberto Benigni and his “Good morning princess!” Where was Beppe Grillo when that perfect consensus machine built by Casaleggio Associati was churning out headlines and insults screaming “Maximum shares”? Where was he when complex issues were quickly trivialized to unleash violent storms against political rivals? Where were his social channels and his party’s social channels when he asked people to spend all day online to fuel political militancy based on likes and shares? A slanderer might think that Beppe Grillo’s excommunication from the network and his now-overdue invitation to live without affiliation came because the same network turned against him; Now the masters of the dark art of inciting base instincts via the internet are called Matteo Salvini and Giorgia Meloni.

law of retaliation

Who knows, maybe this notion about how harmful a 24-hour-a-day connected world is stemmed from the thousands of insults that Beppe Grillo himself received on social media due to a case involving his son, which the comedian himself has repeatedly mentioned. extraordinary. That would be some kind of retaliatory law.

Who knows, maybe it was born from the awareness that even with the best intentions, you produced something harmful. At the end of his long article, Grillo says, “The main thing is not to completely disconnect from the Internet, because before suggesting a number of places where you can disconnect due to lack of signal”; Because there is nothing wrong with technology. Most people don’t seem to know when to take a break.” This is certainly a great truth: If people knew how to take time for reflection, we would probably live in a better country, and the political class would benefit, because the best ideas would be rewarded, the loudest ones Grillo probably realized this a little too late and is now trying to change the narrative, showing another problem affecting our poor country: too few people know how to apologize for their mistakes.

Source: Today IT

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