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It’s a dystopian vision that would make the internet worse for 95% of its users. Only thing it would do is bring the worst attributes of the physical world into
by m_ke 5y ago
It’s a dystopian vision that would make the internet worse for 95% of its users. Only thing it would do is bring the worst attributes of the physical world into the digital one.
People arguing that it could be a counter to the centralization of “web 2.0” should really be pushing for open source software that you can run locally on your computer and is free and abundant for everyone to use, instead of pushing for an inefficient distributed system that forces scarcity in the digital realm. Worst problem with the introduction of Ajax and Web 2.0 was the shift from owning and running desktop software to the “cloud” and Saas subscriptions where things you depend on could go away or be changed underneath you at any moment.