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🕸️ The Problem with “Web” 🕸️ The “web” analogy, coined by Tim Berners-Lee, evokes images of silken threads spun by a spider: delicate, hierarchical, and centralized. A web has a center. It’s fragile—tug one strand too hard, and the whole structure risks collapse. This metaphor subtly reinforces the internet’s real-world flaws: data monopolies, vulnerable centralized servers, and power concentrated in the hands of a few tech giants. It’s linear, static, and, frankly, "limited". 🍄 Why Mycelium Fits Better 🍄 Mycelium—the vast, underground fungal networks that connect forests and ecosystems—offers a richer metaphor. These networks are “decentralized”, “adaptive” and “mutualistic”. Unlike “Web” that assumes there’s some prying Spiders. Here’s why it matters:

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