I wrote about how the original sin of the internet, from the 90s and earlier, was to demand everything be free — which led to advertising being the main business model (which led to many problems!). We’re at a moment right now where maybe some of those ills can be fixed - federation is one optimistic part of that. https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/10/17/1081194/how-to-fix-the-internet-online-discourse/
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@peepeepoopoop As someone who couldn't afford Compuserve, I have to call bullshit on this stance. The other reason is the disempowered poor, who always had to rely on public access sources, like libraries, that wete often filtered by controlling municipalities. Free information is bad? Fuck that!
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