[AnotherUnixGeek]

"The days of usenet, irc, the web...even email (w PGP)...were amazing," he said in a tweet on Sunday.

Wow - I actually agree with Dorsey on something.

"Centralizing discovery and identity into corporations really damaged the internet. I realize I'm partially to blame"

I agree with him on this, too.

[skeeter]

Gotta admit Dorsey is a lot more clever than Mark Zuckerberg.

[PGR88]

Its interesting how only 20 years ago, the notion of the internet was introduced to the world by silicon valley as “free information, open exchange of ideas, vast information at your fingertips, no censorship, etc...”

In many ways - the reality of the built-out internet is quite the opposite. Just look at China for a very good example of the internet as used for extreme totalitarian control and propaganda purposes - parts of which all governments are doing to some degree.

[toddausauras]

Execution.

[Texas Fossil]

Both of your points are totally correct.

I remember when the web was fun and exciting.

Then it was bought. Now it is all Lies and Propaganda.