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The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age
Lord William Rees-Mogg • 1 highlight
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If the “State is the monopoly on violence,” as Max Weber once defined it, then the surveillance state (or surveillance capital) is the monopoly on identity. In this time of rising surveillance capitalism, entrenched surveillance states and, more recently, the plutocracy of blockchain networks, this monopoly has never been more important to break. D... See more
Divya Siddarth • An Internet for Humans: Proof-of-Personhood Explained
Sovereignty: Who is ultimately in control, and how? Is there too much reliance on external resources? What happens to the value that derives from labor and culture? How easy is it for individuals and communities to exit if they so choose? • Democracy: How can participants be part of the flows of power? Are those flows explicitly stated and widely u
... See moreNathan Schneider • Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life
THE INTERNET IS THE NEXT AMERICA
The Internet is to America what America was to Britain. A frontier territory that will ultimately succeed even its worthy progenitor.
THE EARLY AMERICANS
Remember, the early Americans thought of themselves as British for decades. They had land a... See more
Balajix.comI was a serf, a voiceless and expendable user at the base of a virtual fiefdom. The longing for sovereignty over my networking stack was connected to deeper desires. I may not own my own home or feel that I have much say in the direction of the country, but online, at least, I would have both freedom and agency.