Jack Dorsey Regrets His Role in Corporations Centralizing Discovery and Identity

Twitter co-founder/former CEO Jack Dorsey made a remarkable statement Saturday on Twitter. "The days of Usenet, IRC, the web...even email (with PGP)...were amazing. "Centralizing discovery and identity into corporations really damaged the internet. "I realize I'm partially to blame, and regret it."Within two hours, his statement had been retweeted or quote-tweeted 4,700 timeswhile his original tweet drew 22,900 likes (and attracted over 2,000 comments). But it's not clear why 45-year-old Dorsey is reflecting nostalgically on 1990s-era bullletin board and chat technologies. The only thing in the news today about Jack Dorsey is a small blurb from The Information linking to a larger (paywalled) article titled "Jack Dorsey, Marc Andreessen and the Makings of a Crypto Holy War"The war of words, blocks, and memes between Jack Dorsey and Marc Andreessen wasn't only fascinating because of the billionaire egos at play. They really did seem to be grappling with an important question: Is there a superior economic system waiting to be rolled out, and if so, who should control it...' [T]he debate was an important one, with roots in both men's pasts and hints of a continuing war between Dorsey's Bitcoin maximalists and Andreessen's "crypto polyamorists."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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