I really wish we saw more techies realizing how much technology needs some political drive, saw them championing or supporting better ways and better worlds.
Our social systems in particular! I mean, I don't love how many techies just go buy Unifi & eskew openwrt either, it scares me to think we might broadly lose wireless, that most people opt themselves out of engagement & go consumer here. But when it comes to the systems that connect people together, when it's not just uplink but the connections among us, I really wish we saw more focused more drive intentionality, especially from those who are capable of helping & growing this young currently very chaotic addicted noosphere forward.
Excellent post as ever from Mike. Really a proper stake setting for something far to crucial to be left to the market forces that be. Their intro on Bluesky is informative, good background here:
I spent more time on this piece than almost anything else I've written in the last year. Building a better, more decentralized internet is an inherent necessity if you want a functioning democracy.
I hope people find it a useful encapsulation of where we're at.
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I really wish we saw more techies realizing how much technology needs some political drive, saw them championing or supporting better ways and better worlds.
Our social systems in particular! I mean, I don't love how many techies just go buy Unifi & eskew openwrt either, it scares me to think we might broadly lose wireless, that most people opt themselves out of engagement & go consumer here. But when it comes to the systems that connect people together, when it's not just uplink but the connections among us, I really wish we saw more focused more drive intentionality, especially from those who are capable of helping & growing this young currently very chaotic addicted noosphere forward.
Excellent post as ever from Mike. Really a proper stake setting for something far to crucial to be left to the market forces that be. Their intro on Bluesky is informative, good background here:
https://bsky.app/profile/masnick.com/post/3mnflguew4s22