Internet History

Something that has always struck me about the internet is the communal effort that has gone into its creation. Much of the software online is programmed by dozens of people who have never met each other, and will never see a dime for their work. Linux is an example of this. We have built databases of entertaining content that we can access for free because it was our own creation. Though often we must pay the price of being subject to online advertising.

I see a thread emerging here when looking at the history of the internet. The creation of the internet was a community effort. No one was looking to out do the next guy. They all had to work together to make it happen. This tradition seems to still be just as important in our online communities today as it was then.