{"id":24023,"date":"2022-12-16T16:21:29","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T16:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/16\/slow-modems-seths-blog\/"},"modified":"2022-12-16T16:21:29","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T16:21:29","slug":"slow-modems-seths-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/16\/slow-modems-seths-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow modems | Seth’s Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The internet doesn\u2019t have to be this way. It seems like the structure we live with and struggle with and sometimes work against is pre-ordained and obvious, but much of it is the result of the origin of the consumer net.<\/p>\n

Slow modems in particular.<\/p>\n

When the WELL and AOL and other services began to define how billions of people would eventually connect, the physics were clear:<\/p>\n

We had incredibly slow connections<\/p>\n

We had dumb, underpowered computers<\/p>\n

That meant that a central server was essential, and the person who owned that server was likely to want to make a profit.<\/p>\n

Which led to:<\/p>\n