So it has become less “top down” (thank goodness) but also less bottom upwards. This sounds like the ideal of swarming or the use of a large system to “allow” minor errors and fails to prevent larger catastrophic events on itself and all without an “Owner” per say (EM). This gives me hope;
The internet has done fine but the social medias are still attempting that fine middle ground where detritus is removed easily by the swarm/mob/gang but minority voices still have inclusion as members. Sounds ideal but tricky to achieve. How do you think about this? I always agree with your messages and like to add my own salt and paper to your meat and potatoes, LOL.
Now I’m reading a classic from the fifties, Out of Control. It is a premonition about where the internet will take us into the future (our now perhaps.)
Very quick thought: I like the idea of the common ground. As you say, tricky to achieve. Beyond what you mention it'll also need both resilience and robustness to deal with the constant, unavoidable changes. One big unknown, I think, is the ownership of the infrastructure, both soft- and hardware. Ideally, it evolves toward something like a commons. As long as profit-driven multinationals control most of it we'll keep ending up with, well, see Twitter developments ;).
So it has become less “top down” (thank goodness) but also less bottom upwards. This sounds like the ideal of swarming or the use of a large system to “allow” minor errors and fails to prevent larger catastrophic events on itself and all without an “Owner” per say (EM). This gives me hope;
The internet has done fine but the social medias are still attempting that fine middle ground where detritus is removed easily by the swarm/mob/gang but minority voices still have inclusion as members. Sounds ideal but tricky to achieve. How do you think about this? I always agree with your messages and like to add my own salt and paper to your meat and potatoes, LOL.
Now I’m reading a classic from the fifties, Out of Control. It is a premonition about where the internet will take us into the future (our now perhaps.)
This is an interesting comment, Ken!
Very quick thought: I like the idea of the common ground. As you say, tricky to achieve. Beyond what you mention it'll also need both resilience and robustness to deal with the constant, unavoidable changes. One big unknown, I think, is the ownership of the infrastructure, both soft- and hardware. Ideally, it evolves toward something like a commons. As long as profit-driven multinationals control most of it we'll keep ending up with, well, see Twitter developments ;).