Before the apps and algorithms, there was a different internet. Not the garage-born startup myth, but something built in the shadow of the Cold War - a network designed to survive nuclear war that became the foundation of modern life.

For a brief moment, it was public. Funded by taxpayers. Built for research and shared access.

Then came the handoff. Not a conspiracy or collapse, but a quiet transition from public to private. From open system to controlled infrastructure. From sharing information to capturing attention.

A series of choices that felt small at the time and inevitable in retrospect.

This is Part 1 of that story.

This interlude explores the history most people never learned:

What followed wasn't chaos. It was order...the kind only capital can impose.

This is Part 1 of a 2-part interlude. Standalone listening or part of the "What Radiohead Knew" series.

Part 2 coming soon: The architects of enclosure. The legal frameworks that locked the doors. And how hope became our greatest weakness.

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