Read any of the classic cypherpunk or crypto-anarchist writings and one thing is clear: the internet offered us freedom. While the p2p movement offered us a vision of the sharing economy that was truly peer-to-peer, many instead praise the likes of corporate apps which act as a third party between peers, setting the rules and taking a cut of the profits while providing little more than an app in return; an app that could have just as easily been crowdfunded into existence, owned cooperatively by its users, and made open source for all to utilize as they please. Many claim to do it out of convenience, but since when is it convenient to hand over all of our personal data to Big Tech companies willingly?Enter your email address:Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication