Reclaiming Sovereignty
It matters to reclaim sovereignty from the platforms.
The internet used to feel different. Smaller. Sharper. In the ’90s it was personal because it was scarce. Fewer users. Early adopters. People who knew what they were doing—or were at least curious enough to learn.
Now it’s mainstream. And it feels hollow.
That isn’t the internet. That’s me.
We outsourced our homes to social networks for convenience. We handed them our words, our work, our attention. We worked for free in exchange for a promise: a few more eyes.
I believed that promise.
And somewhere along the way, I felt soulless.
So I came back. To my own place on the internet. Mine.
No hive mind. No public performance. No algorithm to appease.
Just a signal.
And then it hit me: The people I’m looking for aren’t in the crowd.
They’re doing the same thing I am.
Looking back.