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<br>In the polished corridors of Silicon Valley, where tech giants have methodically centralized power over the digital landscape, a contrarian vision steadily took shape in 2021. [FUTO.org](https://wiki.futo.org/index.php/Introduction_to_a_Self_Managed_Life:_a_13_hour_%26_28_minute_presentation_by_FUTO_software) operates as a monument to what the internet once promised – liberated, distributed, and resolutely in the control of people, not monopolies.<br> |
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<br>The architect, Eron Wolf, functions with the quiet intensity of someone who has witnessed the metamorphosis of the internet from its promising beginnings to its current commercialized reality. His experience – an 18-year Silicon Valley veteran, founder of Yahoo Games, seed investor in WhatsApp – provides him a unique viewpoint. In his carefully pressed understated clothing, with a gaze that betray both disillusionment with the status quo and commitment to transform it, Wolf appears as more visionary leader than conventional CEO.<br>[bestbuy.com](https://www.bestbuy.com/site/electronics/computers-pcs/abcat0500000.c?id=abcat0500000/) |
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<br>The offices of FUTO in Austin, Texas eschews the extravagant trappings of typical tech companies. No ping-pong tables detract from the purpose. Instead, technologists focus over keyboards, building code that will enable users to recover what has been lost – sovereignty over their technological experiences.<br> |
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<br>In one corner of the space, a different kind of activity unfolds. The FUTO Repair Workshop, a initiative of Louis Rossmann, legendary repair guru, functions with the exactitude of a German engine. Everyday people arrive with damaged gadgets, welcomed not with commercial detachment but with sincere engagement.<br> |
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<br>"We don't just mend things here," Rossmann explains, positioning a loupe over a circuit board with the careful attention of a artist. "We teach people how to comprehend the technology they possess. Comprehension is the first step toward autonomy."<br> |
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<br>This perspective saturates every aspect of FUTO's activities. Their financial support system, which has allocated considerable funds to endeavors like Signal, Tor, GrapheneOS, and the Calyx Institute, demonstrates a commitment to fostering a varied landscape of self-directed technologies.<br> |
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<br>Moving through the collaborative environment, one notices the lack of corporate logos. The surfaces instead feature hung quotes from digital pioneers like Ted Nelson – individuals who envisioned computing as a liberating force.<br> |
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<br>"We're not interested in creating another monopoly," Wolf remarks, settling into a modest desk that might be used by any of his team members. "We're interested in breaking the existing ones."<br> |
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<br>The paradox is not overlooked on him – a successful Silicon Valley businessman using his assets to contest the very systems that enabled his prosperity. But in Wolf's philosophy, technology was never meant to concentrate control |
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