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← The era of the Old Internet could have lasted as long as the Ming Dynasty.

16 connected korrents · 17 moments from 25 Oct 2023 to 28 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under America America Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under China China Everything filed under personal websites personal websites Everything filed under government government Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The era of the Old Internet could have lasted as long as the Ming Dynasty. The era of the Old Internet could havelasted as long as the Ming Dynasty. Last stated 3 days ago 28 Oct 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: The era of 2001-2012 was a golden era of stasis that could have lasted for 1000 years if it had been allowed to. — tap to centre the map on it The era of 2001-2012 was a goldenera of stasis that could have lastedfor 1000 years if it had beenallowed to. Last stated 4 days ago 27 Oct 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: The internet's openness and scrapability were a contingent historical accident, not inevitable — it could easily have developed as a closed system instead. — tap to centre the map on it The internet's openness andscrapability were a contingenthistorical accident, not inevitable— it could easily have developed asa closed system instead. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 RS Robin Sloan — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most institutions that predate the internet will not survive it. — tap to centre the map on it Most institutions that predate theinternet will not survive it. Last stated 4 months ago 12 Jul 2026 BS Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: The internet already functions as a de facto legal system governing nearly all global communications and transactions. — tap to centre the map on it The internet already functions as ade facto legal system governingnearly all global communications andtransactions. Last stated a year ago 12 Oct 2025 BS Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2025-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Nothing about the web technically prevents a return to what people loved about the old web; the good old days are available and would be easier to build now than they ever were. — tap to centre the map on it Nothing about the web technicallyprevents a return to what peopleloved about the old web; the goodold days are available and would beeasier to build now than they everwere. Last stated 2 years ago 1 May 2024 MW Molly White — holds since 2024-05-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: The Aztec empire could not have lasted, because it ruled by force; the Inca empire could have. — tap to centre the map on it The Aztec empire could not havelasted, because it ruled by force;the Inca empire could have. Last stated 2 years ago 30 Sept 2024 EB Ed Barnhart — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: The open Web does not really exist anymore, and may never have existed in the first place. — tap to centre the map on it The open Web does not really existanymore, and may never have existedin the first place. Last stated a year ago 26 May 2025 AW Audrey Watters — holds since 2025-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Aug 2026 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are EB Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it A continental army's first missionis to keep the regime in power, notto defend the border — which is whatthe People's Liberation Army is for. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 SP Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its ownindustrial strategy and call thesame policy cheating when China doesit. Last stated a year ago 15 May 2025 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it "Lots of anonymous people worked itout by trial and error" is never thereal story of an invention: oncloser investigation, identifiablepeople always turn out to beresponsible. Last stated 3 years ago 25 Oct 2023 AH Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, realadvantages, and sustained effortbehind a hard product and still failif it doesn't give customers astrong enough reason to switch fromwhat they already use. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 JJ Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not thesame as a capability being absorbed:how fast a technology changes theworld is not set by how fast thetechnology improves. Last stated 3 months ago 21 Jul 2026 RT Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica's energy superpower status. Last stated 4 weeks ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports ismore likely to raise prices thanlower them. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The era of the Old Internet could have lasted as long as the Ming Dynasty. Last stated 28 Oct 2026 · 3 days ago Holds Noah Smith Read this korrent →