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I was interviewed on Mastodon by @Doomscroll ... here's the full interview assembled on a web page: https://plutopia.io/jon-lebkowsky-interviewed-by-doomscroll/

Jon co-hosts the Plutopia News Network podcast…

Plutopia News Network

Recent Posts

  • 2001 Blues
  • Pondering
  • Virtual Trees
  • Way Down Yonder
  • Being Green in 2001
  • ACTLab 2019: Making Community Real
  • Technopolitics
  • On the Radar, 2018
  • IndieWebCamp Austin – December 9-10, 2017 – Austin, Texas
  • Fiction that Bleeds Truth: Lenny Bruce

Author Conversations

  • Adam Greenfield, Everyware
  • Bruce Schneier: Liars and Outliers – Enabling the Trust That Society Needs To Thrive
  • Bruce Sterling, A Viridian Future
  • Bruce Sterling, The Zenith Angle
  • Bruce Sterling, Tomorrow Now
  • Buddhism On (and Off) the WELL
  • Christian Crumlish, The Power of Many
  • Christian Crumlish: Designing Social Interfaces
  • Clay Shirky, 2008 WorldChanging Interview
  • Clay Shirky: Here Comes Everybody
  • Conversation with Mike Godwin about SOPA and PIPA
  • Cory Doctorow and Charlie Stross – Rapture of the Nerds
  • Cory Doctorow and Charlie Stross – The Rapture of the Nerds
  • Cyrus Farivar: The Internet of Elsewhere
  • David Weinberger – Too Big to Know
  • David Weinberger, Everything is Miscellaneous
  • David Weinberger, Small Pieces Loosely Joined
  • Denise Caruso, Intervention
  • Director Rick Linklater
  • Doc Searls: The Intention Economy
  • Donald Dulchinos: Forbidden Sacraments
  • Doug Rushkoff: Life, Inc.
  • e-Patient Dave deBronkart: Laugh, Sing, and Eat Like a Pig
  • Ed Ward and Jon L. discuss SXSW
  • Ellen Ullman, Life in Code
  • Ethan Zuckerman, Rewire
  • Howard Rheingold: Net Smart – How to Thrive Online
  • J.D. Lasica, Darknet
  • Jamais Cascio – Open the Future
  • Jammin' About Zines
  • John Robb on War, Peace, and Reslient Communities
  • Jon L. Discusses SXSW
  • Jon L., Extreme Democracy
  • Joseph M. Reagle, Jr.: Reading the Comments
  • Liz Fisher and Robert Matney, Deus Ex Machina
  • Lowell Feld and Nate Wilcox, Net Roots Rising
  • Mark Dery: I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts
  • Mary Matthiesen, Conversations for Life
  • Nancy White, John D. Smith, and Etienne Wenger: Digital Habitats
  • Panel: The Future of Journalism
  • R.U. Sirius and Jay Cornell, Transcendence
  • R.U. Sirius, Counterculture Through the Ages
  • Rebecca MacKinnon: Consent of the Networked
  • Steven Levy In the (Google) Plex
  • SXSW 2012 Discussion
  • The Tedium is the Message, Assholes: R.U. Sirius and Jude Milhon
  • Warren Ellis, Gun Machine
  • WorldChanging: Another World is Here

Cyberculture

  • 4 Layers of Internet Culture
  • Can We Download Our Brains?
  • Cyberculture (Wikipedia)
  • Digital Culture (Student Essays)
  • Digital Culture and Education
  • Digital Life
  • Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies
  • Ted Newcomb's Digital Culture Map
  • The Beauty and Effectiveness of Clearing Distractions
  • The Digital Age in an Analog World
  • The Hierarchy of Digital Distractions
  • The No. 1 Habit of Highly Creative People (Solitude)
  • Three Technologies That Changed Our Brains
  • What Does It Mean to Be Human?
  • What Happened to Downtime? The Extinction of Deep Thinking & Sacred Space
  • Why You Can’t Escape the Internet

Internet Future and Alternatives

  • Bauwens: P2P Foundation
  • Miemis: Data, Identity, Federation 88+ Projects & Standards for Data Ownership, Identity, & A Federated Social Web
  • Miemis: Next Net Infrastructure/Muni Networks Next Net Infrastructure & Roadmap for Municipal Broadband Networks

Jon L. Interviewed

  • CyberCulture Evolution: Jon interviewed by R.U. Sirius
  • FirstHand History by David SoucieGarza: Jon on EFF-Austin
  • Folding the Fringes (Team Human with Doug Rushkoff)
  • Folding the Fringes at Team Human
  • Future Fossils Podcast: Jon L. on Pluralist Utopias & The Web's Wild West
  • Interviewed at "Dispatches from Blogistan"
  • Interviewed by Brian Combs
  • Interviewed by Joseph Matheny at Alterati
  • Interviewed by R.U. Sirius
  • Interviewed by Todd Hoskins at Thrivable
  • Jon L. interview published by WeChat (China, 2024)
  • Jon Lebkowsky: A Personal History of the Early Internet Jon Lebkowsky presents a personal history of digital tech, life online in the 1990s, the internet, and much more.
  • JonL interviewed by Brian Combs
  • What Happened to Cyber Utopia? Jon L. interviewed by Doc Searls
  • When Michael Wolff Was at SXSW: Hugh Forrest interviews Jon

Presentations

  • Adventures on the Electronic Frontier (Nerd Night)
  • Future Social
  • Jon L. on Truth in the Time of the Internet
  • The Future of the Internet (Slides)

State of the World with Bruce Sterling

  • Bruce Sterling 2001: The State of the Future
  • Bruce Sterling: A Viridian Future The origin of the “State of the World” conversations.
  • State of the World 2002
  • State of the World 2003 (Tomorrow Now: Envisioning the Next 50 Years)
  • State of the World 2004
  • State of the World 2005
  • State of the World 2006
  • State of the World 2007
  • State of the World 2008
  • State of the World 2009
  • State of the World 2010
  • State of the World 2011
  • State of the World 2012
  • State of the World 2013
  • State of the World 2014
  • State of the World 2015, featuring Bruce Sterling and Cory Doctorow
  • State of the World 2016
  • State of the World 2017
  • State of the World 2018
  • State of the World 2019
  • State of the World 2020
  • State of the World 2021
  • State of the World 2022
  • State of the World 2023: Bruce Sterling and Jon Lebkowsky
  • State of the World 2024

Internet Future and Alternatives

  • Bauwens: P2P Foundation
  • Miemis: Data, Identity, Federation 88+ Projects & Standards for Data Ownership, Identity, & A Federated Social Web
  • Miemis: Next Net Infrastructure/Muni Networks Next Net Infrastructure & Roadmap for Municipal Broadband Networks

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Author Conversations

  • Adam Greenfield, Everyware 0
  • Bruce Schneier: Liars and Outliers – Enabling the Trust That Society Needs To Thrive 0
  • Bruce Sterling, A Viridian Future 0
  • Bruce Sterling, The Zenith Angle 0
  • Bruce Sterling, Tomorrow Now 0
  • Buddhism On (and Off) the WELL 0
  • Christian Crumlish, The Power of Many 0
  • Christian Crumlish: Designing Social Interfaces 0
  • Clay Shirky, 2008 WorldChanging Interview 0
  • Clay Shirky: Here Comes Everybody 0
  • Conversation with Mike Godwin about SOPA and PIPA 0
  • Cory Doctorow and Charlie Stross – Rapture of the Nerds 0
  • Cory Doctorow and Charlie Stross – The Rapture of the Nerds 0
  • Cyrus Farivar: The Internet of Elsewhere 0
  • David Weinberger – Too Big to Know 0
  • David Weinberger, Everything is Miscellaneous 0
  • David Weinberger, Small Pieces Loosely Joined 0
  • Denise Caruso, Intervention 0
  • Director Rick Linklater 0
  • Doc Searls: The Intention Economy 0
  • Donald Dulchinos: Forbidden Sacraments 0
  • Doug Rushkoff: Life, Inc. 0
  • e-Patient Dave deBronkart: Laugh, Sing, and Eat Like a Pig 0
  • Ed Ward and Jon L. discuss SXSW 0
  • Ellen Ullman, Life in Code 0
  • Ethan Zuckerman, Rewire 0
  • Howard Rheingold: Net Smart – How to Thrive Online 0
  • J.D. Lasica, Darknet 0
  • Jamais Cascio – Open the Future 0
  • Jammin' About Zines 0
  • John Robb on War, Peace, and Reslient Communities 0
  • Jon L. Discusses SXSW 0
  • Jon L., Extreme Democracy 0
  • Joseph M. Reagle, Jr.: Reading the Comments 0
  • Liz Fisher and Robert Matney, Deus Ex Machina 0
  • Lowell Feld and Nate Wilcox, Net Roots Rising 0
  • Mark Dery: I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts 0
  • Mary Matthiesen, Conversations for Life 0
  • Nancy White, John D. Smith, and Etienne Wenger: Digital Habitats 0
  • Panel: The Future of Journalism 0
  • R.U. Sirius and Jay Cornell, Transcendence 0
  • R.U. Sirius, Counterculture Through the Ages 0
  • Rebecca MacKinnon: Consent of the Networked 0
  • Steven Levy In the (Google) Plex 0
  • SXSW 2012 Discussion 0
  • The Tedium is the Message, Assholes: R.U. Sirius and Jude Milhon 0
  • Warren Ellis, Gun Machine 0
  • WorldChanging: Another World is Here 0

Blogroll

  • R.U. Sirius and Jay Cornell 0

Cyberculture

  • 4 Layers of Internet Culture 0
  • Can We Download Our Brains? 0
  • Cyberculture (Wikipedia) 0
  • Digital Culture (Student Essays) 0
  • Digital Culture and Education 0
  • Digital Life 0
  • Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies 0
  • Ted Newcomb's Digital Culture Map 0
  • The Beauty and Effectiveness of Clearing Distractions 0
  • The Digital Age in an Analog World 0
  • The Hierarchy of Digital Distractions 0
  • The No. 1 Habit of Highly Creative People (Solitude) 0
  • Three Technologies That Changed Our Brains 0
  • What Does It Mean to Be Human? 0
  • What Happened to Downtime? The Extinction of Deep Thinking & Sacred Space 0
  • Why You Can’t Escape the Internet 0

Internet Future and Alternatives

  • Bauwens: P2P Foundation 0
  • Miemis: Data, Identity, Federation 88+ Projects & Standards for Data Ownership, Identity, & A Federated Social Web 0
  • Miemis: Next Net Infrastructure/Muni Networks Next Net Infrastructure & Roadmap for Municipal Broadband Networks 0

Interviewed

  • CyberCulture Evolution: Jon interviewed by R.U. Sirius 0
  • FirstHand History by David SoucieGarza: Jon on EFF-Austin 0
  • Folding the Fringes (Team Human with Doug Rushkoff) 0
  • Folding the Fringes at Team Human 0
  • Future Fossils Podcast: Jon L. on Pluralist Utopias & The Web's Wild West 0
  • Interviewed at "Dispatches from Blogistan" 0
  • Interviewed by Brian Combs 0
  • Interviewed by Joseph Matheny at Alterati 0
  • Interviewed by R.U. Sirius 0
  • Interviewed by Todd Hoskins at Thrivable 0
  • Jon L. interview published by WeChat (China, 2024) 0
  • Jon Lebkowsky interviewed by Doomscroll 0
  • Jon Lebkowsky: A Personal History of the Early Internet Jon Lebkowsky presents a personal history of digital tech, life online in the 1990s, the internet, and much more. 0
  • JonL interviewed by Brian Combs 0
  • What Happened to Cyber Utopia? Jon L. interviewed by Doc Searls 0
  • When Michael Wolff Was at SXSW: Hugh Forrest interviews Jon 0

Nav

  • Flickr 0
  • Shop Weblogsky Amazon Store 0
  • Tumblr 0
  • Twitter 0

Presentations

  • Adventures on the Electronic Frontier (Nerd Night) 0
  • Future Social 0
  • Jon L. on Truth in the Time of the Internet 0
  • The Future of the Internet (Slides) 0

State of the World with Bruce Sterling

  • Bruce Sterling 2001: The State of the Future 0
  • Bruce Sterling: A Viridian Future The origin of the “State of the World” conversations. 0
  • State of the World 2002 0
  • State of the World 2003 (Tomorrow Now: Envisioning the Next 50 Years) 0
  • State of the World 2004 0
  • State of the World 2005 0
  • State of the World 2006 0
  • State of the World 2007 0
  • State of the World 2008 0
  • State of the World 2009 0
  • State of the World 2010 0
  • State of the World 2011 0
  • State of the World 2012 0
  • State of the World 2013 0
  • State of the World 2014 0
  • State of the World 2015, featuring Bruce Sterling and Cory Doctorow 0
  • State of the World 2016 0
  • State of the World 2017 0
  • State of the World 2018 0
  • State of the World 2019 0
  • State of the World 2020 0
  • State of the World 2021 0
  • State of the World 2022 0
  • State of the World 2023: Bruce Sterling and Jon Lebkowsky 0
  • State of the World 2024 0
  • State of the World 2025 0
  • State of the World 2026 0

Internet Future and Alternatives

  • Bauwens: P2P Foundation 0
  • Miemis: Data, Identity, Federation 88+ Projects & Standards for Data Ownership, Identity, & A Federated Social Web 0
  • Miemis: Next Net Infrastructure/Muni Networks Next Net Infrastructure & Roadmap for Municipal Broadband Networks 0
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