The Study of Lost Digital Platforms and the Craft of Building Sovereign Alternatives
A comprehensive Archaeobytology textbook that excavates the graves of lost digital platforms, preserves their lessons, and forges tools for a more sovereign digital future.
Building the discipline from the ground up
Methods for studying the digital dead
Forging sovereign alternatives
Political economy and collective action
Engaging the world and imagining what's next
Essential reference materials
"I will excavate the lost. I will preserve what can be saved. I will interpret the lessons of digital death. I will forge tools for sovereignty. I will teach others to do the same. I will not let the dead be forgotten, nor the living remain dependent on those who would abandon them."