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Great TED talk about the internet and specifically social media (or as the speaker calls them, "behavior modification empires").

ted.com/talks/jaron_lanier_how

I'll add that I'm not totally sure I agree with the "charge money for social media" thing, as I'm not too keen on putting information behind paywalls. Feels classist.

However, I do think it'd be a better option than the current way of "doing social media".

I still think decentralization, user-ownership, and cooperative management are likely the best ways forward, as I'd rather no company own a social media platform (whether funded via ads or user subscriptions).

Regardless:

Antanicus @Antanicus

@gabe

>not totally sure I agree with the "charge money for social media" thing
- "no taxation without representation". Cooperative ownership FTW!