“There is a universe just next door. More specifically, there are an infinite number of universes next door. You, yourself, are one, for example. But, for our purposes, we’ll be talking about worlds that live on the wire, to borrow a phrase. These worlds are the independent networks and channels that can be found on the net, each a pirate utopia, playing by its own rules, carefully avoiding that most capricious authority, copyright law.

While the television networks have mutated into streaming services, each one competing for precious subscriptions, outside the white hot corporate gravity of hundred million dollar television seasons at the galactic core lies a periphery of islands in the net. These islands form an endless archipelago, communities connected by shared interest. Many of them are on Twitch, so technically, the backend is all Amazon’s servers, but it still feels like a periphery out here. No one seems to be watching, at least not too closely.”