Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
To accomplish this goal, the “proud extroversion” of the early Web soon gave way to a much more homogenized experience: hundred-and-forty-character text boxes, uniformly sized photos accompanied by short captions, Like buttons, retweet counts, and, ultimately, a shift away from chronological time lines and profile pages and toward statistically opt... See more
Cal Newport • The Rise of the Internet’s Creative Middle Class
The third era of the web is about righting the ship. Social capital becomes economic capital. Value no longer accumulates to brokers and intermediaries.
Rex Woodbury • What Happens When You’re the Investment
La généralisation des outils numériques au cours des dernières décennies, en permettant l’exploitation massive des données personnelles des utilisateurs, a généré une prédation du temps libre dans des proportions jamais atteintes auparavant. La connaissance fine des préférences et des habitudes de chaque individu permet désormais une prédiction des
... See morePaul MONTJOTIN • À la recherche du temps libéré: Propositions pour une révolution écologique et culturelle (French Edition)
The web I invented was to provide power and value to individuals, which they do not have at the moment. Users should have an ability to control their own data, to share it with other people and organizations as they choose.
Frank McCourt Organizing a People's Bid to Acquire TikTok

Identity is one of our most fundamental human rights. Yet, in the age of surveillance, commodification and centralization, it is under threat. Edward Snowden said it best, "The one vulnerability being exploited across all systems is identity."
Divya Siddarth • An Internet for Humans: Proof-of-Personhood Explained
Within that framework of design changes, we're coming to conclusions that those that provide people choice and information and autonomy will be more successful than ones that filter or just work through algorithms or just work on the back end.
Josh Kramer • ⚖️📲 Social media punishment does not need to be a Kafkaesque nightmare
You and the Algorithm: It Takes Two to Tango | by Nick Clegg | Mar, 2021 | Medium
Nick Cleggnickclegg.medium.com
