The Renaissance of Small and Old Tech: Simplicity and Privacy Reimagined
2025-05-15
This article explores the concept of 'small tech,' emphasizing its compactness, ease of use, privacy, and environmental friendliness. Unlike the bloated technologies dominated by large tech companies, 'small tech' advocates decentralization, peer-to-peer communication, zero-knowledge proofs, and a reevaluation of older technologies like UUCP, Gopher, and Usenet. These older technologies boast low resource consumption, easy operation on low-power devices, are more environmentally friendly, and better protect user privacy. The article also introduces modern 'small tech' projects such as NNCP and Gemini, and organizations dedicated to the small tech ethos, aiming to promote a return to simpler, privacy-focused technology.
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