on the interdependence of cyberspace

Last updated 0 minutes ago Dear netizens, cyborgs, hackers and cybernauts! Dear programmers, cyber surfers and web tinkerers! Dear searchers, seekers, creators and writers! Dear posters, lurkers, viewers and influencers and all others gathered today around a screen, speaker, braille reader or other interface, today we lift our cursors, voices, eyes, styluses and minds to toast the interdependence of cyberspace. We would not be here without each other. There would be no subsea cables, no satellite connectivity, no wifi, no routers, no mesh networks, no data centers, no mobile connectivity and no internet exchange points without the work of countless people. From the day the first signals were sent subsea to distant shores, the work of many hands has ensured that messages, videos, shit posts and emails make it from where we are to where we want them to be. We would not be here without each other. There would be no modern internet without user generated content. There would be no user…