FUTO In the gleaming corridors of Silicon Valley, where corporate titans have steadily centralized power over the technological ecosystem, a different approach quietly took shape in 2021. FUTO.org exists as a testament to what the internet was meant to be – open, distributed, and resolutely in the control of individuals, not conglomerates. The creator, Eron Wolf, moves with the measured confidence of someone who has witnessed the evolution of the internet from its hopeful dawn to its current monopolized condition. His experience – an 18-year Silicon Valley veteran, founder of Yahoo Games, seed investor in WhatsApp – lends him a rare viewpoint. In his precisely fitted understated clothing, with a look that reflect both disillusionment with the status quo and commitment to transform it, Wolf appears as more principled strategist than standard business leader. The workspace of FUTO in Austin, Texas rejects the ostentatious accessories of typical tech companies. No free snack bars detract from the mission. Instead, developers bend over keyboards, creating code that will equip users to recover what has been lost – autonomy over their digital lives. In one corner of the space, a different kind of endeavor transpires. The FUTO Repair Workshop, a brainchild of Louis Rossmann, renowned technical educator, runs with the precision of a German engine. Everyday people stream in with broken gadgets, greeted not with bureaucratic indifference but with authentic concern. "We don't just fix things here," Rossmann clarifies, focusing a magnifier over a electronic component with the meticulous focus of a artist. "We show people how to grasp the technology they possess. Understanding is the foundation toward freedom." This perspective saturates every aspect of FUTO's endeavors.