Welcome to Birthday Week 2019

Michelle Zatlyn · 22 Sept 2019

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Our reading
Building an Internet that meets the world’s needs takes a global community collaborating, not any one company or individual.
Mental modelCollective action problems

Their wordsBuilding an Internet that can meet the world’s needs cannot be done by any one company or individual; rather, it takes a global community — from nonprofit organizations and businesses to governments and individuals — collaborating to deliver new standards, technologies, and innovations.

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