zlacker

While the interview articulates several problems in need of solutions, it's not clear that Netflix-DRM-style TV business models are the answer.

>>walter+(OP)
It helps to know that Lanier is a part-time musician. He's from the era when musicians were a Big Deal. It bugs him that now they're just content generators for Spotify, SFX, and Ticketmaster.

>>walter+(OP)
Yes the solutions Lanier proposes will make the Internet worse, by his own measure.

And people still won't pay for his music.

>>Animat+08
He's managed to keep a high profile for a loooong time. I remember reading an article about him in 1983, about a game he made for the Commodore 64. The article spent more time talking about Lanier than talking about the game. This seemed a bit odd, because at that time, programmers frequently weren't even credited for their work.