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Re: "I would like to start an informal hypertext club. This..."
@HanzBrix: I don't think it's hypertext per se that is the problem with the web... I'd point my finger at capitalism and the lack of a free market, an economic abomination that creates an abusive environment for users, who are basically cattle.
Dec 13 · 4 days ago
I would like to start an informal hypertext club. This would be for anyone who is interested in hypertext: its history, development, latest research and thinking around it, etc. This wouldn’t be just a space for computer scientists or very technical people; since its beginning, the hypertext community has extended across many disciplines, whether the cognitive-science roots of Vannevar Bush’s Memex concept, or hypertext’s rich storytelling potential (as explored by authors/artists/literary...