About this episode
“I don’t believe in Utopia anymore. I’m too old for that.”
In this dialogue:
Where is the Utopia that the internet promised?
“Neither nostalgia nor utopia”
Net Neutrality is a moral stance
Where did the internet go wrong?
Tech as a tool; is tech always neutral?
Technology that increases agency VS tech that enslaves
Competition vs Symbiosis
“Who will run the mints?”
“Anyone” can use it vs “everyone” can use it
Centralizing vs. Monopolizing
Bitcoin has an ethos baked in (You Shall Not Steal)
Passive internet vs active internet
Agency in cyberspace, and how to maximize it
Blinded custodian vs regular custodian
User data is a liability
Obscura / Mullvad /
