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Today’s internet may be dominated by exploitative Big Tech sludge factories, but it doesn’t have to be that way in the future. Lori Emerson has compiled a list of alternative networks, from the ancient past to the present day, in her book “Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook.” Stories about smoke signals, ESP, and a “space donut” show that there are many possibilities for us to explore.
• Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook, by Lori Emerson
• loriemerson.net
Techtonic with Mark Hurst is a weekly one-hour FM radio show on Jersey City-based WFMU, covering “our shift to a digital future.”