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Just got reminded of this talk I gave in 2011. Feels like a lifetime ago.

Watching it back, I cringe every time “”—instead of just —and “users”—instead of people—comes out of my mouth. That, and my naïve embrace of “” and how mistaken I was to value it over free (as in freedom).

You can see I’m starting to question the business model of people farming but it’s so timid; almost an afterthought. But, hey, it’s been (and is) a journey, I guess.

archive.org/details/podcast_fr

Internet ArchiveAral Balkan | The Future is Native [Fronteers 2011] : Aral Balkan : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveThe Internet sits at the head of a long table of technologies that have revolutionised our world. Built on top of the base Internet stack, the World Wide Web...

@aral that users vs. people one is something I still have to work on. It's a deep groove for anyone who has worked in the industry.
Part of the implicit military framing that is the internet's original sin.