Episode 35•01:07:45•Molly White
Why does the internet feel worse than it used to?
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From scams and spam to platforms we don’t control, many of the systems shaping our online lives feel increasingly broken.
In this episode
- 0:00Introduction
- 4:34Wikipedia as a Commons
- 10:25Resisting Authoritarian Attacks on Open Projects
- 14:05The Rise and Fall of the Web3 Utopian Myth
- 18:23Crypto Scams and Failures
- 20:34Cozying Up to the White House
- 24:00The Dangers of Online "Safety" Laws
- 30:19Regulatory Capture and the Return of High-Risk Finance
- 38:23"The Financialization of Everything"
- 45:51Social Good vs. Token Value
- 55:26Returning to the IndieWeb and Open Protocols
- 1:01:27Why You Should Own Your Domain Name
- 1:05:09Protocols Over Platforms as a Check on Power Molly’s website Her newsletter, Citation Needed