In the early internet you had to figure out how to use the software yourself.

· Bits and Bobs 3/17/25
  • In the early internet you had to figure out how to use the software yourself.
    • You got practice with figuring out and tweaking software.
    • But now you just take what some billionaire gives you.
    • Similar to Toqueville's observation of how practicing democracy in the small develops the muscle for democracy in the large.