“The Net Regards _______ As Failure, and Routes Around It”

by Adam Thierer on September 1, 2008 · 8 comments

Variations on a theme:

“The net regards censorship as a failure, and routes around it.” — John Gilmore, SUN Microsystems & EFF co-founder.
“The net regards hierarchy as a failure, and routes around it.” — Mark Pesce, Writer, consultant, Sydney, Australia
“The web regards centralization as a failure, and routes around it… by moving to the edge.” — Stowe Boyd, /Message blog
“The net regards the middleman as a failure, and routes around it.” — Terry Heaton, PoMo Blog

Anybody have any others to add?

Adam Thierer / Senior Fellow in Technology & Innovation at the R Street Institute in Washington, DC. Formerly a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, President of the Progress & Freedom Foundation, Director of Telecommunications Studies at the Cato Institute, and a Fellow in Economic Policy at the Heritage Foundation.

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