The Examined Path Through The internet — origin story and examined present

The internet began as a military and academic network and became the nervous system of the world — not by design but by accumulation, each step solving an immediate problem and creating longer-term consequences. To understand the present internet requires both the origin story and an honest account of how it has actually developed, which differs substantially from the early visions.

The course sequence, in order.

Each step builds on the last.