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Early Online Community Experience
- Benj Edwards started using the internet as a child in the early 1990s via BBS systems.
- He found these local online boards magical and formed lasting friendships through them.
Flaws in Today's Social Media
- Social media exploits human sociability but currently incentivizes extreme and divisive content.
- Platforms are too large and try to enforce uniform rules globally, worsening conflicts.
Local Networks as Public Goods
- Build local or interest-based social networks as public goods.
- These spaces should prioritize community governance over surveillance capitalism.