The Open Web Dies When We Give Up
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The author argues that the open web remains alive as long as people continue to believe in and support it.
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4 months ago
I wrote this as a rebuttal to the sentiment that "the open web is dying" that is often out forth here. Just accepting that walled gardens won is imho throwing the towel too early, as the open web is built by people like you and me, and hence only dies when we stop believing in it.
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