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The early days of the World Wide Web, which now bears the retronym Web 1.0, gave us a promise of a decentralized and democratized way of sharing information. Web 1.0 was truly revolutionary; it stood in stark contrast to any other information sharing mechanism in all of human history. The idea was simple: people who held information could make that... See more
Emily Gorcenski • The Myth of Decentralization and Lies about Web 2.0 · EmilyGorcenski.com
“We could wind up with networks that have the principal effect of fostering addiction to a new generation of electronic narcotics ... their principal themes revolving around instant gratification ... their uses and content determined by mega-corporations pushing mindless consumption of things we don’t need and aren’t good for us.”
--Mitchell Kapor, ... See more
--Mitchell Kapor, ... See more
Note by Gurwinder on Substack
Each age finds ways to close the relative distances of time and space in bringing humans into closer contact, communication, and community—enabling not only new forms of collectivization but the growing power of consumers and fans in giving feedback to centralized collectors and creators. At the same time, we move into greater and greater isolation... See more
David Phelps • When Multiplayer Went Mainstream
Rosa uses decay rate to explore the acceleration of our social lives in relation to technological and social acceleration. Decay rates of both technology and the norms of our social lives were once much slower. This is because the present is not what it used to be. Our present has been compressed.