It poisons our minds, distracts our work and communities, buries our thoughts beneath a tide of success and recognition. Increased prosperity for those in the system means more of us distracted by banality. The cosy private comfort on the inside offers no relief to those stranded in the real world on the outside. The others are curated. It's too dangerous to look at internet art - because of the boredom.
Galleries pump out endless repeats, threatening the very existence of creativity on the net.
Networks can be places where artists play, the creative watch the world go by, friends meet - in short, a place of community. In the conventional art world people are isolated, fighting their way up the system. The paranoia of media art scene replaces welcoming and openness of public colaboration. Reclaiming Net Art is not just about rejecting gallerists. It is about rediscovering the joys of life without them.