Fresher readers might note how old this is. "Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace" is a 1999 book by Lawrence Lessig. The linked summary is by students of cyber-po

Fresher readers might note how old this is. "Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace" is a 1999 book by Lawrence Lessig. The linked summary is by students of cyber-politics, where their mention of more contemporary affairs makes it seem more up to date. The impressive part is how prescient is Lessig in identifying points of friction two decades ahead of time. A few blind-spots we can now see: 1) That the structure and governance of the Internet might never resolve into a stable, lawful and universally acceptable utility, but that it remains forever a highly dynamic, unstable proxy battleground for real-word geopolitical forces. 2) That governments and commerce might side together in a Faustian pact against "people and society" to produce an Internet that is entirely a mechanism for control and extraction to be fought against, rather than through. 3) That AI would emerge making moot concepts of "identity", "truth", and much more, so requiring a whole new set of legal and technical concepts hitherto unparalleled in reality. I'm sure HN readers can suggest a few more.