A smart, insightful interview of Doctorow, with a good interviewer, Michael Nolan. Reasonably optimistic, the framing is on target, dare I say inspiring.
Read it; it is worth your time. That's more useful than dwelling on thoughts such as "the Web is past its prime" and "even if we improve it, Big Tech will exploit it". Repeating the negative generalizations over and over can contribute to a self-fulfilling prophecy.
If so inclined, after you read it, find a way (small or otherwise) to help.
Read it; it is worth your time. That's more useful than dwelling on thoughts such as "the Web is past its prime" and "even if we improve it, Big Tech will exploit it". Repeating the negative generalizations over and over can contribute to a self-fulfilling prophecy.
If so inclined, after you read it, find a way (small or otherwise) to help.