Summary: <p>Todays listener question for Stuart and William to explore has been set by Cedric, in East Hagbourne, Oxfordshire, England</p> <p>“Who is in charge of the internet, or is it multiple players?”</p> <p>William believes that nobody is in charge of the internet, and that the internet is a mesh of networks, with gatekeepers, for example the internet providers. </p> <p>William marvels though at the fact the internet allows seamless communication.</p> <p>Stuart on the other hand believes that someone invented it, people own aspects of it, certain people manipulate it in certain ways, but questions who’s in charge? Hasn’t it gone beyond ownership now? </p> <p>Stuart asks where the internet is, and what exactly is it? What freaks him out is there are massive cables under the ocean, but with the internet becoming more and more wireless, will all those cables currently in use be dumped, and just left to litter the ocean floor? It’s the same disposal habits over and over again.</p> <p>William’s action for the episode is to think about how you use the internet, and Stuart’s is to take your rubbish home with you.</p> <p>What do you make of this discussion? Do you have a question that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by sending an email to <a href="mailto:thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com">thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com</a></p> <p>We like to give you an ad free experience, so be assured, that will never happen. We also like our audience to be relatively small and engaged, we’re not after numbers.</p> <p>This podcast's overall themes are nature, philosophy, climate, the human condition, sustainability, and social justice. <br>Help us to spread the impact of the podcast by sharing this link with 5 friends<a href="https://podfollow.com/the-peoples-countryside-environmental-debate-podcast/view"> https://podfollow.com/the-peoples-countryside-environmental-debate-podcast/view</a> , support our work through Patreon<a href="https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside"> https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside</a> or just 'follow' to avoid missing any public posts. Find out all about the podcast via this one simple link:<a href="https://linktr.ee/thepeoplescountryside"> https://linktr.ee/thepeoplescountryside</a></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message
