The Soviet Inernet Story - What Is It?

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I hope there's many kind of takeaway lessons from the soviet inernet story. I don't see the serviet union in america as like ideological sit in a black hat, white hat in a duel but instead that they're common actors on a stage that we ourselves have yet to really understand. A second maybe lesson is to learn just a fund mentally rethink our vocabulary and our language going forward. Maybe a third and final takeaway point is just a reminder that it doesn't matter how much enthusiasm we may have for the next techological innovation.

Paris Marx is joined by Benjamin Peters to discuss the proposals for national computer networks in the Soviet Union, the challenges they faced in getting approval, and what lessons they hold for how we think about networks.

Benjamin Peters is the author of “How Not to Network a Nation: The Uneasy History of the Soviet Internet” and the co-editor of “Your Computer Is On Fire.” He’s also the Hazel Rogers Associate Professor at the University of Tulsa and affiliated faculty at Yale Law School. Follow Ben on Twitter as @bjpeters.

Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.

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