Self-actualisation & the web: is the internet nearing Maslow's peak?

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What can a 70 year-old psychology paper teach us about an invention that’s only 20 years old? In a whistle-stop tour of the internet, Ben plots the history of the web against Maslow's seminal Hierarchy of Needs, proposing it might just be nearing the point of actualising its full potential.

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Hi, I’m Ben.

@benhyphenrowe Thirst Studios

The web will save the world

Abraham

Maslow’s ‘Hierachy of needs’

Published: 1943

Physiological

Safety

Love & Belonging

Esteem

Self Actualisation

Physiological

Safety

Love & Belonging

Esteem

Self Actualisation

Physiological

Safety

Love & Belonging

Esteem

Self Actualisation

We’retranscending.

The web is transcending, too.

Born: 6 August 1991

The World Wide Web

HTTP<HTML>

The hyperlinkWeb Browser

DNS

IP Address email

Physiolical

Security

Order

Safety

Reliability

Privacy

A roof over our head.Safety

Love & Belonging

Web 2.0

Shiny

What was web 2.0 again?

Love & Belonging

ReflectiveGlossy

it was about people

Love & Belonging

Connection

Love & Belonging

FriendshipBelonging

Our place in the world

Love & Belonging

LoveLove & Belonging

Love & Belonging

Esteem

Now, the web is growing up.

A new web aestheticEsteem

The web is beautifulEsteem

the web is efficient.

Esteem

The web is everywareEsteem

Esteem

We take the web with us

The web disrupts

Esteem

“We’re giving it a body.”

Kevin Kelly

Esteem

Quantified Self

Esteem

Automation

(ifttt.com)

Automation (ifttt.com)

Money

Esteem

Self Actualisation

We are the web. !

It’s up to us.

Thank You.

@benhyphenrowe

thirststudios.com