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Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
eamon@social.coop ("Eamon") wrote:
Before 2000: "normal people" watch cable TV all the time. Researchers, hobbyists, and assorted weirdos access the internet using a hodgepodge of protocols to access servers run by the very same sorts of people visiting them. Connections are generally slow, often carried over telephone networks.
2000-2030: Everyone is on the web. Servers are run by professionals. Connections are blazing fast.
After 2030: "normal people" watch algorithmic feeds on sanctioned devices exclusively. Researchers, hobbyists, and assorted weirdos access the open internet using a hodgepodge of protocols to access servers run by the very same sorts of people visiting them. Connections are generally slow, passing through onion networks and/or low-powered radio devices.