In 1995, this astronomer predicted the Internet’s greatest failure (opens in new tab)

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danzig138y ago· 1 in thread

I think the Internet's greatest failure is its inability to protects its own disruptive nature. I can just feel it slowly becoming a set of proverbial cable companies.

tunap8y ago

After witnessing the last 20 years online, I agree. Decentralized systems just don't squeeze enough blood from the stone, apparently. You may be interested in "The Master Switch" for some historical examples of previous medium takeovers.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8201080-the-master-switc...

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