A Series of Tubes

A talk about the Internet and its impact on us, as individuals but also societies and specie

Transcript

1. what up my glib globs
2. A series of tubes
3. new year who dis I'm Maxime Fabre I'm French ! I've been at madewithlove 17% of my life I'm training a legion of killer ninja cats I do/did some music, photos,
 drawings and such I really like to think about 
 the past and the future
4. new year who dis I'm Maxime Fabre I'm French ! I've been at madewithlove 17% of my life I'm training a legion of killer ninja cats I do/did some music, photos,
 drawings and such I really like to think about 
 the past and the future
5. “The Internet is not something that you just dump something on. It's not a big truck. It's a series of tubes. And if you don't understand, those tubes can be filled and if they are filled, when you put your message in, it gets in line and it's going to be delayed by anyone that puts into that tube”
6. – Ted Stevens, senator on the comity to regulate the Internet “The Internet is not something that you just dump something on. It's not a big truck. It's a series of tubes. And if you don't understand, those tubes can be filled and if they are filled, when you put your message in, it gets in line and it's going to be delayed by anyone that puts into that tube”
7. – Ted Stevens, senator on the comity to regulate the Internet “The Internet is not something that you just dump something on. It's not a big truck. It's a series of tubes. And if you don't understand, those tubes can be filled and if they are filled, when you put your message in, it gets in line and it's going to be delayed by anyone that puts into that tube” Yes you read that correctly
8. RATIONALE
10. watch random
 shit on the internet
11. watch random
 shit on the internet eat and drink so i dont die
 so i can keep watching 
 random shit on the internet
15. – Source unknown "Generalisations are for people without sources"
16. What is the internet
18. what is the internet
19. what is the internet "Internet" means a lot of things
20. what is the internet "Internet" means a lot of things World Wide Web is 
 the main one people mean
21. what is the internet "Internet" means a lot of things World Wide Web is 
 the main one people mean But also emails, FTP, etc.
24. What has the
 internet done to us oh no the humanities
25. Television took more than 25 years to reach 10 million users. 
 Computers took more than 10 years. 
 
 The Internet took less than 5 years to reach the same number.
27. Biological
28. Psychological Biological
29. Psychological Societal Biological
30. Psychological Societal Biological Cultural
31. My body is changing
 And i dont like it
32. my body is changing and i dont like it
33. my body is changing and i dont like it Worse memory than before
34. my body is changing and i dont like it Worse memory than before Because we learn things differently
35. my body is changing and i dont like it Worse memory than before Because we learn things differently Our brains shifted from 
 memorising information to finding it
36. my body is changing and i dont like it Worse memory than before Because we learn things differently Our brains shifted from 
 memorising information to finding it Our brains seek new information like a drug
37. my body is changing and i dont like it Worse memory than before Because we learn things differently Our brains shifted from 
 memorising information to finding it Our brains seek new information like a drug Been really positive on the elderly
38. my body is changing and i dont like it this pic is gonna
 get me so much likes
39. my body is changing and i dont like it More independent with the Internet... this pic is gonna
 get me so much likes
40. my body is changing and i dont like it More independent with the Internet... ...but much much less without this pic is gonna
 get me so much likes
41. my body is changing and i dont like it More independent with the Internet... ...but much much less without Worse sense of orientation than before this pic is gonna
 get me so much likes
42. my body is changing and i dont like it More independent with the Internet... ...but much much less without Worse sense of orientation than before Information we seek on-demand
 is not retained very long this pic is gonna
 get me so much likes
44. Attention spans and divs
45. attention spans and divs LEARNING JAVA
46. attention spans and divs Recent years have introduced
 the "Age of Interruption" LEARNING JAVA
47. attention spans and divs Recent years have introduced
 the "Age of Interruption" We're overall way better at multitasking LEARNING JAVA
48. attention spans and divs Recent years have introduced
 the "Age of Interruption" We're overall way better at multitasking But we suck more at each individual task LEARNING JAVA
49. attention spans and divs Recent years have introduced
 the "Age of Interruption" We're overall way better at multitasking But we suck more at each individual task Brain always expects another task and doesn't give 100% to the current one LEARNING JAVA
50. attention spans and divs move it up you slime i have a shell to catch
51. attention spans and divs We have less patience
 and tolerance for waiting move it up you slime i have a shell to catch
52. attention spans and divs We have less patience
 and tolerance for waiting Correlated to Internet speed move it up you slime i have a shell to catch
53. attention spans and divs We have less patience
 and tolerance for waiting Correlated to Internet speed Harder time reading books, 
 and other long-term tasks move it up you slime i have a shell to catch
54. “From 53,573 page views taken from various users, 17% of the views lasted less than 4 seconds while 4% lasted more than 10 minutes.”
55. The Social Selfworth
56. The Social Selfworth LEGOOO POLOO
57. The Social Selfworth Social networks are now the 
 main mean of Internet consumption LEGOOO POLOO
58. The Social Selfworth Social networks are now the 
 main mean of Internet consumption They've expanded to many different areas LEGOOO POLOO
59. The Social Selfworth Social networks are now the 
 main mean of Internet consumption They've expanded to many different areas They radically changed 
 the way we socialize LEGOOO POLOO
60. The Social Selfworth zuck alors
61. The Social Selfworth More interactions,
 but less individual meaning zuck alors
62. The Social Selfworth More interactions,
 but less individual meaning People who are "truthful" 
 are overall happier and for longer zuck alors
63. The Social Selfworth More interactions,
 but less individual meaning People who are "truthful" 
 are overall happier and for longer But people who aren't 
 are much more miserable zuck alors
64. Social interactions are now asynchronous
65. Fanatical Beasts
 And where to report them
66. Fanatical Beasts And where to report them m'nonymity
67. Fanatical Beasts And where to report them Internet wasn't made for anonymity m'nonymity
68. Fanatical Beasts And where to report them Internet wasn't made for anonymity Pseudo-anonymity has 
 lots of use cases m'nonymity
69. Fanatical Beasts And where to report them Internet wasn't made for anonymity Pseudo-anonymity has 
 lots of use cases Anonymity can erase
 biases and subjectivity m'nonymity
70. Fanatical Beasts And where to report them Internet wasn't made for anonymity Pseudo-anonymity has 
 lots of use cases Anonymity can erase
 biases and subjectivity But also accountability (dark web) m'nonymity
71. – David Davenport “Accountability requires those responsible for any misconduct be identified and brought to justice. However, if people remain anonymous, by definition, they cannot be identified, making it impossible to hold them accountable”
72. Fanatical Beasts And where to report them
73. Fanatical Beasts And where to report them Online interactions don't 
 register like physical ones
74. Fanatical Beasts And where to report them Online interactions don't 
 register like physical ones Leads to online disinhibition 
 combined with anonymity
75. Fanatical Beasts And where to report them Online interactions don't 
 register like physical ones Leads to online disinhibition 
 combined with anonymity Benign disinhibition makes
 people be their truer self
76. Fanatical Beasts And where to report them Online interactions don't 
 register like physical ones Leads to online disinhibition 
 combined with anonymity Benign disinhibition makes
 people be their truer self Toxic disinhibition makes
 people be gigantic dicks
77. Fanatical Beasts And where to report them Online interactions don't 
 register like physical ones Leads to online disinhibition 
 combined with anonymity Benign disinhibition makes
 people be their truer self Toxic disinhibition makes
 people be gigantic dicks Can be both if you're a lost cause
78. Deus Per machina
79. Deus Per MAchina age 23 mission status sick surprised he landed that goddamn ollie
80. Deus Per MAchina We're now more than the sum
 of our biological parts age 23 mission status sick surprised he landed that goddamn ollie
81. Deus Per MAchina We're now more than the sum
 of our biological parts Internet allows us to bridge 
 technologies more easily age 23 mission status sick surprised he landed that goddamn ollie
82. Deus Per MAchina We're now more than the sum
 of our biological parts Internet allows us to bridge 
 technologies more easily Ideas are taken
 from a worldwide pool age 23 mission status sick surprised he landed that goddamn ollie
83. The global brain
84. the global brain we're gonna 
 build a wall shut up greg
85. the global brain Internet changed how 
 we connect to one another we're gonna 
 build a wall shut up greg
86. the global brain Internet changed how 
 we connect to one another It bound us like neurones 
 in a nervous system we're gonna 
 build a wall shut up greg
87. the global brain Internet changed how 
 we connect to one another It bound us like neurones 
 in a nervous system This system has a life of its own we're gonna 
 build a wall shut up greg
88. My society is changing And I somehow like it even less
89. Everybody was
 low key spyyyiiing
90. Everybody was low key spyyyiiing god dammit alexa un-GDPR me i cant see my arms
91. Everybody was low key spyyyiiing Spying went from extraction to collection god dammit alexa un-GDPR me i cant see my arms
92. Everybody was low key spyyyiiing Spying went from extraction to collection The 1984 vs Brave New World issue god dammit alexa un-GDPR me i cant see my arms
93. Everybody was low key spyyyiiing Spying went from extraction to collection The 1984 vs Brave New World issue We now know the Internet has been compromised for some time god dammit alexa un-GDPR me i cant see my arms
94. Everybody was low key spyyyiiing Spying went from extraction to collection The 1984 vs Brave New World issue We now know the Internet has been compromised for some time Drastic impact on politics, advertising, etc. god dammit alexa un-GDPR me i cant see my arms
95. Everybody was low key spyyyiiing Spying went from extraction to collection The 1984 vs Brave New World issue We now know the Internet has been compromised for some time Drastic impact on politics, advertising, etc. Weaponize people against themselves god dammit alexa un-GDPR me i cant see my arms
96. Stop the presses
97. stop the presses
98. stop the presses Internet transformed informative media
99. stop the presses Internet transformed informative media Information is easier
 and faster to consume
100. stop the presses Internet transformed informative media Information is easier
 and faster to consume This puts more pressure on
 governing entities...
101. stop the presses Internet transformed informative media Information is easier
 and faster to consume This puts more pressure on
 governing entities... ...but for much shorter lengths
102. stop the presses lol look at that guy
103. stop the presses People are believing
 the news less and less lol look at that guy
104. stop the presses People are believing
 the news less and less Instead focusing on 
 sources they (think they can) trust lol look at that guy
105. stop the presses People are believing
 the news less and less Instead focusing on 
 sources they (think they can) trust Leads to echo chambers
 and filter bubbles lol look at that guy
106. stop the presses People are believing
 the news less and less Instead focusing on 
 sources they (think they can) trust Leads to echo chambers
 and filter bubbles Exacerbation of tribalism lol look at that guy
107. Strength in members
108. strength in members
109. strength in members Internet gave great 
 power of momentum to the masses
110. strength in members Internet gave great 
 power of momentum to the masses As groups they can apply great pressure
 to various entities
111. strength in members Internet gave great 
 power of momentum to the masses As groups they can apply great pressure
 to various entities But that also means the return
 of angry mobs and such
112. strength in members
113. strength in members Mankind now self-regulates
 on a global scale
114. strength in members Mankind now self-regulates
 on a global scale It gaves us a strive for 
 inclusiveness/equality
115. strength in members Mankind now self-regulates
 on a global scale It gaves us a strive for 
 inclusiveness/equality Also memes
116. strength in members Mankind now self-regulates
 on a global scale It gaves us a strive for 
 inclusiveness/equality Also memes Relates to various
 philosophical ideas like Watts's
117. strength in members Mankind now self-regulates
 on a global scale It gaves us a strive for 
 inclusiveness/equality Also memes Relates to various
 philosophical ideas like Watts's Internet shortened our 
 feedback loops
118. Interthreats
119. interthreats like and 
 share, dolores
120. interthreats Major corporations have
 taken hold of the Internet like and 
 share, dolores
121. interthreats Major corporations have
 taken hold of the Internet This means we need 
 to responsibilize people like and 
 share, dolores
122. interthreats Major corporations have
 taken hold of the Internet This means we need 
 to responsibilize people More censorship than
 people think like and 
 share, dolores
123. interthreats
124. interthreats The Internet is not serverless
125. interthreats The Internet is not serverless It drains our mental 
 and physical resources
126. interthreats The Internet is not serverless It drains our mental 
 and physical resources We also need to be
 more conservatives
127. Atlassian Junipero™
128. Atlassian Junipero™ wow so 
 much porn
129. Atlassian Junipero™ Important to ask 
 where Internet is going wow so 
 much porn
130. Atlassian Junipero™ Important to ask 
 where Internet is going And to keep it neutral ground wow so 
 much porn
131. Atlassian Junipero™ Important to ask 
 where Internet is going And to keep it neutral ground We can't imagine the Internet
 of the years 2050s wow so 
 much porn
132. Atlassian Junipero™ Important to ask 
 where Internet is going And to keep it neutral ground We can't imagine the Internet
 of the years 2050s But we need to prepare for it now wow so 
 much porn
133. OedeepMind Complex
134. OedeepMind Complex beep boop
 like and subscribe you know
 or we skin you all
135. OedeepMind Complex We need to prepare now 
 for intelligent AI beep boop
 like and subscribe you know
 or we skin you all
136. OedeepMind Complex We need to prepare now 
 for intelligent AI The Internet will be its 
 roots and veins beep boop
 like and subscribe you know
 or we skin you all
137. OedeepMind Complex We need to prepare now 
 for intelligent AI The Internet will be its 
 roots and veins Without care, the Internet
 is merely a time bomb beep boop
 like and subscribe you know
 or we skin you all
138. OedeepMind Complex We need to prepare now 
 for intelligent AI The Internet will be its 
 roots and veins Without care, the Internet
 is merely a time bomb Need to have a say in what
 the Internet knows about you beep boop
 like and subscribe you know
 or we skin you all
139. Fuck it
 lets just farm
 potatoes instead
140. what can we do as companies
141. what can we do as companies Is it all worth it?
142. what can we do as companies Is it all worth it? We're not done adapting
 to the Internet
143. what can we do as companies Is it all worth it? We're not done adapting
 to the Internet We are making the world 
 a better place
144. what can we do as companies Is it all worth it? We're not done adapting
 to the Internet We are making the world 
 a better place But need to keep asking whether
 we could do that more efficiently
145. what can we do as individuals
146. what can we do as individuals Watch what we put 
 on the Internet
147. what can we do as individuals Watch what we put 
 on the Internet Don't put all your eggs 
 in the same basket
148. what can we do as individuals Watch what we put 
 on the Internet Don't put all your eggs 
 in the same basket Remember what the 
 Internet was made for
149. what can we do as individuals Watch what we put 
 on the Internet Don't put all your eggs 
 in the same basket Remember what the 
 Internet was made for Make sure all voices are heard
 and ideas can spread
151. – Yannick De Pauw “Give me your moist seeds, pumpkin”
152. just google them
 
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