top | item 29437263 (no title) altspace | 4 years ago > It has unbelievable to me that we are using a for-profit platform for communication between governments and the public they serveThe internet is a for-profit platform discuss order hn newest jerojero|4 years ago Isn't the internet, at its core, a set of protocols we've all agreed to use? It's not for or against profit anymore than a hammer is. altspace|4 years ago Yes, but nobody is running servers with those protocols for free load replies (1) missedthecue|4 years ago Every communication platform is. Radio, internet, TV, even the telegram.
jerojero|4 years ago Isn't the internet, at its core, a set of protocols we've all agreed to use? It's not for or against profit anymore than a hammer is. altspace|4 years ago Yes, but nobody is running servers with those protocols for free load replies (1)
altspace|4 years ago Yes, but nobody is running servers with those protocols for free load replies (1)
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