We didn’t lose control of the Web – it was stolen

Re:We didn’t lose control of the Web – it was stolen by mirimir on Monday March 13, 2017 @06:34AM (#13856604)

I remember extended discussions on Usenet etc about commercialization of the Internet. Not long after Eternal September, as I recall. The rest, as they say, is history.

The Internet of Tim's dreams still exists. Several of them, really. But they're tiny, with relatively few users. What people now call the Internet is a horrorshow of predators and prey. So it goes. Natural selection rules.

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Re:We didn’t lose control of the Web – it was stolen by 4SomeReason on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @09:11PM (#13881508)

And greedy algorithms always fail to reach max optimization.

Balance is the gist of the article.

I can't possibly stay sane _and_ write something if I have to account for every possible reception by every possible buyer of that data. There are too many variables in play, and the data is too easily bought and sold. If we don't regulate, the least scrupulous agent will overtake the competition and it's Thunderdome beyond that.

Do you want to joust for your supper, because I don't.

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Re:We didn’t lose control of the Web – it was stolen by worldsayshi on Monday March 13, 2017 @06:56AM (#13856714)

Perhaps Ethereum is the way to an open internet?

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Re:We didn’t lose control of the Web – it was stolen by mirimir on Monday March 13, 2017 @07:43AM (#13856914)

That's one way, sure. But there is no the way, I think.

What we have is just what's won in the market.

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