The conversation begins with the internet’s early culture of public construction: standards built by volunteers, released without toll gates, and designed to last. From there it moves through the teams and institutions that turn technical ideas into durable systems.
“A standard is like an electrical socket. You want the plug you carry to fit into any socket.”
Later, the discussion widens to Europe’s ability to build global technology companies, the civic response behind Sledilnik, information warfare, AI as a new form of fire, and the political responsibility to build a shared future.