Re: It’s Been 20 Years Sinc

2016-02-09 Thread morlockelloi
Well, it started as elite platform (one needed computer, modem, access, time, IQ), unregulated, then it was commercialized, commoditized, masses came in, and finally it got heavily regulated. Compare with European conquest of North America. Looks like 'space'. On 2/9/16, 11:05, Florian Cramer

Re: It’s Been 20 Years Since This Man De

2016-02-09 Thread Florian Cramer
What is needed, above all, is a thorough critique and abandonment of the colonialist trope of "cyberspace". Florian On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 2:48 PM, nettime's nostalic historian wrote: Andy Greenberg, 02.08.16. http://www.wired.com/2016/02/its-been-20-years-since-this-man-

It’s Been 20 Years Since This Man Declared Cybers

2016-02-09 Thread nettime's nostalic historian
Andy Greenberg, 02.08.16. http://www.wired.com/2016/02/its-been-20-years-since-this-man-declared-cyberspace-independence/ It’s Been 20 Years Since This Man Declared Cyberspace Independence When digital dystopians and critics of Internet libertarians need a rhetorical dart board, they often pull