The article discusses how the internet has evolved from a free and decentralized network into a corporately controlled environment where information is manipulated for profit. It emphasizes the negative consequences of centralization, including the loss of free expression, increased advertising reliance, and content suppression. The discussion highlights the importance of re-establishing a truly open internet for equitable participation in the digital economy. The potential of a project called Spacecoin is introduced as a novel solution meant to counteract these issues.
Remember when the internet felt infinite? Those days feel like ancient history now as our digital commons got fenced off and sold to the highest bidder.
When most of our communication flows through a handful of servers owned by a handful of companies, those companies become chokepoints that control our conversations.
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