What is the Internet?

In this class, we’re going to spend a lot of time defining and describing the internet and web culture. A lot of our time will be spent debunking myths that the internet will either destroy society or usher in a new world order.

Bell Labs complete the UNIX operating system on a spare DEC minicomputer
Bell Labs complete the UNIX operating system on a spare DEC minicomputer

Let’s start thinking critically about articles like Quentin Hardy’s “How the Internet is Ruining Everything” from the New York Times.

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