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
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-
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
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