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Strange Quark
@strangequark@dice.camp  ·  activity timestamp 20 hours ago

Two important books about the #Internet have just been published. Choose depending on your preference for #English or #Canadian #communication style:

Tim Berners Lee @timbl "Somewhere between my original vision for web 1.0 and the rise of social media as part of web 2.0, we took the wrong path."
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/28/why-i-gave-the-world-wide-web-away-for-free

or Cory Doctorow @pluralistic "Welcome to the Enshitternet!"
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/05/way-past-its-prime-how-did-amazon-get-so-rubbish

#Amazon #Facebook #Meta #Google

the Guardian

Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?

Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and what we can do about it
the Guardian

Why I gave the world wide web away for free | Tim Berners-Lee

My vision was based on sharing, not exploitation – and here’s why it’s still worth fighting for
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