Genie out of the bottle
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="transparency">transparency</span> <span word="genie">genie</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>:</p><p>“<span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coolest">coolest</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="democratization">democratization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="information">information</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="transparency">transparency</span> <span word="genie">genie</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span> <span word="access">access</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="better">better</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="genie">genie</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Arabian">Arabian</span> <span word="fable">fable</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="fisherman">fisherman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="genie">genie</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fisherman">fisherman</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="within">within</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="genie">genie</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="imprisoned">imprisoned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span> <span word="for">for</span> 10,000 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fisherman">fisherman</span> <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="genie">genie</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="grateful">grateful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fisherman">fisherman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="genie">genie</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fisherman">fisherman</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="late">late</span>. <span word="Had">Had</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, 9,990 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="genie">genie</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="grateful">grateful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="demonstrated">demonstrated</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="gratefulness">gratefulness</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wish">wish</span>, <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="come">come</span> <span word="true">true</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="genie">genie</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fed">fed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="misfortune">misfortune</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="letting">letting</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fisherman">fisherman</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span>...</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="says">says</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="genie">genie</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span>”, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unavoidable">unavoidable</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="likening">likening</span> “<span word="transparency">transparency</span>” <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="genie">genie</span>”, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="this">this</span>: <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="information">information</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="wanting">wanting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="oppose">oppose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> “<span word="democratization">democratization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="information">information</span>”, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="free">free</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> – <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="genie">genie</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wheels">wheels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="democratic">democratic</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="backwards">backwards</span>.</p>
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