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We can have a different web

Molly White · 1 May 2024 · citationneeded.news ↗

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  1. Our reading

    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.

    Their wordsThe thing is: none of this is gone. Nothing about the web has changed that prevents us from going back.
    Interesting

  2. Our reading

    Most people now spend their time online inside a handful of platforms, seeing what the owners of those platforms steer them towards.

    Their wordsMost of us spend our days within the confines of a handful of platforms, wandering around to admire what people have done with the seeds they are allowed in the space they are allotted, with platform owners directing us to the gardens they think we might like — or, more often, the ones they think will keep us within their walls for longer.
    Interesting