I know it can be hard to see it but I'm full of hope for the internet that will emerge between now and 2027. @anildash.com is right: things are about to shake out and get a lot better. Just listing a few things below to explain *some* of the changes on the way.
There's a line that keeps coming up in so many conversations I'm in these days: It feels like 2004 on the internet again. And that's a good thing, because it means all of today's incumbents won't make it to the next era of the internet. www.anildash.com/2024/10/15/i...
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Thank you for this optimistic look at things!
This is the underdiscussed fact that dominates the entire economics of the web. Google Search pays (in defaults and revenue share) for 92% of browsers by market share. In return they accept specific terms as to how they work and enforce Google's dominance. How does this impact things? In many ways!
Does his article link work for you? The thread suggests he fixed it but I can't reach it.
Bless the ever hopeful among ye! :)