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Author seems to use gentrification to describe a shift in power dynamics: those who are on the internet now have more rules governing their behavior and those i
by sgillen 7y ago
Author seems to use gentrification to describe a shift in power dynamics: those who are on the internet now have more rules governing their behavior and those in charge of the internet are now more interested in corporate profits than the public good.
Now I disagree with using gentrification to describe that, and I don’t totally agree with the authors point anyway, but I think that is what he’s trying to say.
- l33tbro 7y ago>I think that is what he's trying to say. *She I do agree that using a loaded and buzzy term like 'gentrification' makes the article a bit of a misfire.
- anfilt 7y agoYea gentrification seems like the wrong term for sure. Honestly, the most worrying though to me is Google. #1 search engine, #1 browser, #1 email provider, #1 mobile platform, #1 online video platform. The concern is with all those places domination google can dictate de-facto standards or push standards that they want. Gone are the days that one person or small team could keep up and maintain all the standards for a "modern browser". Microsoft even gave up.
- skybrian 7y agoI don't think Microsoft gave up so much as shifted strategy. Building on Chromium means they start out already compatible with most websites on the Internet, neutralizing one of Google's advantages. They have enough resources to maintain a fork and add their own features. Google did the same thing starting with Safari's WebKit.
- philpem 7y agoCorporatisation is probably a better term.