When you go out there, the webpages you see are written by people. You're looking at a certain sub-set of the churning mass of humanity out there. So… - Tim Berners-Lee

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When you go out there, the webpages you see are written by people. You're looking at a certain sub-set of the churning mass of humanity out there. So it's not that the web itself is an animal, but it's that society is this really exciting, decentralized thing, and the web, fortunately, is more or less able to echo it.

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About Tim Berners-Lee

Tim Berners-Lee (born 8 June 1955) is the inventor of the World Wide Web and director of the World Wide Web Consortium, which oversees its continued development.

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Birth Name: Timothy John Berners-Lee
Alternative Names: Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee TimBL T. Berners-Lee T Berners-Lee Tim Berners Lee T. J. Berners-Lee T.J. Berners-Lee TJ Berners-Lee TBL Sir Tim Berners-Lee Berners-Lee

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