⚡ Towards Data Neutrality - by Jacky Zhao - Reboot
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A decentralized, empowering vision of the internet (NOT crypto!)
As someone who feels quite tied to the institution-flavored version of capital-a Academia, I’m always curious about how else we might go about ~knowledge production~. That’s exactly what my friend Jacky Zhao is doing: he’s spending this summer doing full-time independent research, and as someone who is very much a builder, his work is the opposite of ivory tower. Today, I’m so so excited to share this piece from him, a mix of research proposal, manifesto, and essay. In it, Jacky shares a vision for a decentralized, empowering internet; explains why peer-to-peer and blockchain-based…
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