Hacker NewsAug 18, 2025

We accidentally built the wrong internet

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We accidentally built the wrong internet

We built the internet on email & passwords, coupled with an analog payment system based on typing 16-digit numbers into forms. If someone pitched this today, we’d laugh them out of the room. The answer might be in places most of our brightest minds aren't willing to look at - yet.

Karim Jedda
Fatih DemirDec 24, 2022
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