Future of the Internet

What do I want the future of the Internet to look like?

Last updated 2023 March 18

Sub-questions

• What do I want out of the Internet?
• What’s a better way to use the Internet?
• How can I support the independent web?

Bookshelf

Related books I’ve read since 2021. Links go to my book review.

Podcasts

• Listened to Cory Doctorow interview

Articles

Articles or longer responses I’ve written.

Reclaiming intentionality in browsing and blogging

Understanding blogs

Blogs are a platform for normal people

Internet era life skills

Questions to guide what you write online to help shape the internet you want

A better word for blogging?

Substackification

Overcoming the societal expectations making it hard for women to leave social media

With a blog, everything is a prompt

What happens to activism after Twitter?

Defending against abuse, violence, and viewpoints of hatred

We Need Public Spaces Online

Personal Website Aesthetics

Web3 is depressing me

Notes

Bookmarks and quotes from articles I’ve read.

• The hollow banality of the metaverse
• Asserting the right to exist in public online spaces
• Which online bar do you want to hang out at?
• The Feed vs Community
• Discord, the Internet’s Third Place
• Digestible Persona