Utopian internet manifestos?

February 22, 2008 9:29 AM

Can someone direct me to some good Utopian internet manifestos? The times did an article with a good summary of techno-realist manifestos, but I want to find some really, really wacky Utopian examples.
posted by munyeca to Computers & Internet (4 answers total)

The Hacker Manifesto.

Quote:

This is our world now... the world of the electron and the switch, the
beauty of the baud. We make use of a service already existing without paying
for what could be dirt-cheap if it wasn't run by profiteering gluttons, and
you call us criminals. We explore... and you call us criminals. We seek
after knowledge... and you call us criminals. We exist without skin color,
without nationality, without religious bias... and you call us criminals.
You build atomic bombs, you wage wars, you murder, cheat, and lie to us
and try to make us believe it's for our own good, yet we're the criminals.

Yes, I am a criminal. My crime is that of curiosity. My crime is
that of judging people by what they say and think, not what they look like.
My crime is that of outsmarting you, something that you will never forgive me
for.

I am a hacker, and this is my manifesto. You may stop this individual,
but you can't stop us all... after all, we're all alike.

posted by Happy Dave at 9:40 AM on February 22, 2008

Paul Treanor is my favorite.
posted by Class Goat at 9:47 AM on February 22, 2008

Does the work of Doctress Neutopia of the Lovolution qualify?

The mission of Lovolution.net is to advance the idea that love is the glue of the universe. By better understanding this natural universal phenomenon, we will be able to discover the way to world peace. Lovolution sees itself as a vital new word within the new spirituality movement.

Ah, sweet memories of USENET....
posted by dersins at 9:49 AM on February 22, 2008

Best answer: A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace, by John Perry Barlow. Here's some background info
posted by Rhaomi at 9:53 AM on February 22, 2008