Heiko Recktenwald on Wed, 30 Nov 2022 22:15:08 +0100 (CET)


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Re: <nettime> Extinction Internet


Am 24/11/22 um 20:20 schrieb Brian Holmes:
"Let’s stop building Web3 solutions for problems that do not exist and launch tools that decolonize, redistribute value, conspire and organize."

The emergent internet of the 80s and 90s with all its open potentials was the radical machine that made transnational culture-sharing possible. Its colonization by globalizing capital was launched with social media (and so on).


Usenet does still exist. A simple solution that works. Maybe not for everybody but maybe still the best of all possible worlds.


Best, H.




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