…The real problem is that so many people have thought the internet would be an unalloyed good; in part that’s because it has had plenty of cheerleaders, especially companies that stand to benefit from it – especially companies that stand to benefit from its growth. And nobody likes to be the one saying “hold on” as everyone’s rushing to the door. But we don’t have to break the internet to improve it – just make people more aware that we’re social animals first and internet users second…

- Charles Arthur, The Guardian’s Technology Editor writing in The internet’s two-sided freedom.

About hanni

Hanni engineers happiness for Automattic and is passionate about law which she studied at Warwick & Bordeaux IV. She loves to run, asks too many questions, and can often be found with a cup of coffee in hand. Email her at h@nniross.me, or alternatively, find her on Skype at hanni.ross.
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