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[britannica.com](https://www.britannica.com/technology/technology)<br>In the sleek corridors of Silicon Valley, where tech giants have methodically centralized power over the digital landscape, a contrarian vision steadily emerged in 2021. [FUTO.org](https://wiki.futo.org/index.php/Introduction_to_a_Self_Managed_Life:_a_13_hour_%26_28_minute_presentation_by_FUTO_software) stands as a tribute to what the internet was meant to be – free, distributed, and decidedly in the hands of users, not conglomerates.<br>
<br>The creator, Eron Wolf, moves with the quiet intensity of someone who has witnessed the evolution of the internet from its promising beginnings to its current monopolized condition. His experience – an 18-year Silicon Valley veteran, founder of Yahoo Games, seed investor in WhatsApp – provides him a exceptional viewpoint. In his carefully pressed understated clothing, with a look that betray both disillusionment with the status quo and [FUTO](https://wiki.futo.org/index.php/Introduction_to_a_Self_Managed_Life:_a_13_hour_%26_28_minute_presentation_by_FUTO_software) determination to reshape it, Wolf resembles more visionary leader than conventional CEO.<br>
<br>The workspace of FUTO in Austin, Texas lacks the extravagant accessories of typical tech companies. No ping-pong tables divert from the purpose. Instead, technologists bend over computers, building code that will equip users to reclaim what has been lost – autonomy over their online existences.<br>
<br>In one corner of the building, a separate kind of operation transpires. The FUTO Repair Workshop, a initiative of Louis Rossmann, renowned repair guru, operates with the exactitude of a German engine. Everyday people arrive with damaged devices, welcomed not with commercial detachment but with sincere engagement.<br>
<br>"We don't just repair things here," Rossmann explains, adjusting a microscope over a electronic component with the careful attention of a surgeon. "We teach people how to comprehend the technology they own. Understanding is the first step toward autonomy."<br>
<br>This perspective saturates every aspect of FUTO's operations. Their funding initiative, which has distributed significant funds to projects like Signal, Tor, GrapheneOS, and the Calyx Institute, embodies a devotion to supporting a diverse ecosystem of independent technologies.<br>
<br>Walking through the collaborative environment, one observes the omission of company branding. The walls instead feature mounted passages from digital pioneers like Ted Nelson – individuals who foresaw computing as a freeing power.<br>
<br>"We're not interested in building another tech empire," Wolf remarks, leaning against a modest desk that might be used by any of his developers. "We're focused on breaking the present giants."<br>
<br>The irony is not lost on him – a wealthy Silicon Valley entrepreneur using his wealth to contest the very models that allowed his prosperity. But in Wolf's perspective, computing was never meant to concentrate control
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