hellekin: YES! "Always on" is a fallacy, and one that fosters global surveillance, addiction, and dependability on centralized systems. When people are required to use Facebook, or have a phone to participate in society, those who don't are excluded. See also the concept of "eventually-connected networks" developed by Mocambos Networks' and Dyne hacker Vincenzo Tozzi, where communities that are excluded from the always-on Internet can still participate asynchronously to the electronic data network.
Danja Vasiliev: while maintaining functionality autonomously and independently from the proverbial Cloud
hellekin: YES! "Always on" is a fallacy, and one that fosters global surveillance, addiction, and dependability on centralized systems. When people are required to use Facebook, or have a phone to participate in society, those who don't are excluded. See also the concept of "eventually-connected networks" developed by Mocambos Networks' and Dyne hacker Vincenzo Tozzi, where communities that are excluded from the always-on Internet can still participate asynchronously to the electronic data network.