"When you have a problem in the mirror you do not fix the mirror, you fix that which is reflected in the mirror," Vint Cerf, Google's net evangelist and a founding father of the network. Comments made in relation to whether the net should be regulated because of mis-uses.I just commented about Lee Kuan Yew's comments on changing a country's behavior to suit a first world one, which may account as building a cultural infrastructure. Vint Cerf's argument, on the other hand, may constitute another, more tolerant perspective that any mis-behavior in our society should be seen and solved at its roots rather than on the surface. E.g. the objection of Singapore's government to any demonstrations at IMF held in Singapore. The European leaders wanted the demonstration to see what are the problems. Singapore government wanted order and peace regardless of their concerns.
These are two distinctive ways of solving the same problem. And what is ideologically putting Singapore at odds with some western countries. I am not sure which is better. But its fruits for thoughts for now.
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