Rushkoff proposes we abandon the Internet, and create something better

Re:Rushkoff proposes we abandon the Internet, and create som... by kevinelliott on Tuesday January 04, 2011 @07:28PM (#2069235)

The one fatal flaw is that the author assumes disparate hoards of people can come together to create a new network to replace the existing one, which is a difficult task (dare I say extremely difficult). Just look at how an organized, business & government sponsored approach to creating a new network has already failed to take much traction (re: ipv6). Hardly disparate, yet a decade of efforts and still not truly active.

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Re:Rushkoff proposes we abandon the Internet, and create som... by redthrowaway on Tuesday January 04, 2011 @07:30PM (#2069242)

I wouldn't say ipv6 has failed, merely that it isn't being adopted fast enough. It'll get there. Sooner or later, reality will force ipv6 adoption.

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Re:Rushkoff proposes we abandon the Internet, and create som... by kevinelliott on Wednesday January 05, 2011 @04:24AM (#2070460)

Yes, failed is a bit harsh, but see how difficult adoption has been? A near apocalypse of ipv4 is required before the leap occurs. My point, though, was simply to illustrate how insane it sounds for a bunch of random people to do what an organized and financially backed group even struggles with.

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Re:Rushkoff proposes we abandon the Internet, and create som... by redthrowaway on Wednesday January 05, 2011 @04:38AM (#2070495)

GNU/Linux? Firefox also turned out quite a bit better than IE. I'm aware that money and organization are involved in both of those endeavours, but the amount of each is miniscule by comparison.

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