The Internet may not be the question, but it’s the answer

My latest Guardian column looks at the fiction and reality of “Internet Utopianism,” and the effect that a belief in the transformative power of the Internet has had on movements, companies, and norms.

I have been among the Internet Utopians for most of my life. I read Barlow, dropped out of university, and became a software developer, then a web developer, then a startup founder. I’m here to tell you it’s time to torch the strawmen, burn down the whole field, and give Internet Utopians t...