From e0edb5dec98e296e734592c5fabc5e8692c82c54 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rufus Pollock Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2022 05:56:32 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] [notes/olson-2022][s]: add link to a counter argument at the bottom. --- notes/olson-2022-line-go-up.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/notes/olson-2022-line-go-up.md b/notes/olson-2022-line-go-up.md index 5627bf2..6b03c82 100644 --- a/notes/olson-2022-line-go-up.md +++ b/notes/olson-2022-line-go-up.md @@ -299,4 +299,8 @@ This section is a brilliant cultural analysis of what is happening. How the cryp His explanation of why platform dominance e.g. of Amazon, Google, Facebook etc is a bit off ... (tendency to monopoly is built into platform systems which information and esp networked systems naturally have in abundance). See https://openrevolution.net/platformnomics -> 118:28 The Facebook/Google/Amazon dominated internet  arose because the technical cost of building a modern website rose far beyond what the  vast majority of amateurs could manage, so everyone moved to templates, and then  to services, and finally to platforms. \ No newline at end of file +> 118:28 The Facebook/Google/Amazon dominated internet  arose because the technical cost of building a modern website rose far beyond what the  vast majority of amateurs could manage, so everyone moved to templates, and then  to services, and finally to platforms. + +### Other critiques + +* Jonathan Mann thread on twitter: https://twitter.com/songadaymann/status/1486118084322762752. Basic thesis: I largely agree *and* maybe there is some good stuff in there so don't throw the whole thing out. \ No newline at end of file