The question is too open-ended. There are many proposed alternatives to what we have now, and "internet" itself has several meanings. There are technical alternatives (like mesh topologies - http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/06/the-pr... - or simply requiring that all communications be encrypted), regulatory changes (eg, regulated essential utility, nationalization of all internet services), and organizational changes (decentralization of sites like Facebook and YouTube).
An alternative to the current internet could be that all people who connect to the internet are required to login to a government server, using biometrics and a password from a security token.
I feel a lot different about that than a decentralized mesh topology.
I am meaning more of something that presents itself seperate then the current status opening of your favorite browser and stroking in the old fashioned www. http://. I feel as it is time for advanced users to surf and gather information on a seperate more mature exclusive state then the mainstream internet. Is it the cool or innovative for your parents to surf and find their information as we do? All the clickbait and galore of ads have infiltrated the web and so has the Facebooks and immature networks.. My opinion
You have started the question on the wrong foot. The internet is a broader system for information exchange than browser-based communications over http that you brought up here. The internet also includes SSH, bittorrent, Usenet, and email. The latter two are not exclusive to the internet, and can layer on top of mesh systems like uucp.
By phrasing the web as the "internet", you more reveal your own lack of understanding than encourage thoughts about change.
I see you also use exclusionary and ageist language. Did you realize that many in your parents' generation, and indeed their parents' generation, used exactly the same language?
The ad revenue systems you complain about are because people who spend half-time or more working on projects need funding, and Kickstarter/Patreon/etc. don't seem to suffice. If we switched to an unconditional basic income, then I predict we would see many changes in how people use the web. It would mean that many more independent developers could work on interesting projects, without worries of where money would come from, and people could spend more time expressing themselves and reading what others do.
However, unlike your dreams of the future, my proposal would not be restricted to the young.
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[ 2.7 ms ] story [ 26.7 ms ] threadAn alternative to the current internet could be that all people who connect to the internet are required to login to a government server, using biometrics and a password from a security token.
I feel a lot different about that than a decentralized mesh topology.
By phrasing the web as the "internet", you more reveal your own lack of understanding than encourage thoughts about change.
I see you also use exclusionary and ageist language. Did you realize that many in your parents' generation, and indeed their parents' generation, used exactly the same language?
The ad revenue systems you complain about are because people who spend half-time or more working on projects need funding, and Kickstarter/Patreon/etc. don't seem to suffice. If we switched to an unconditional basic income, then I predict we would see many changes in how people use the web. It would mean that many more independent developers could work on interesting projects, without worries of where money would come from, and people could spend more time expressing themselves and reading what others do.
However, unlike your dreams of the future, my proposal would not be restricted to the young.