What Is the Beginning?

Linear designations such as beginning, middle, and end are problemitized by postmodern and hypertext theory. They are also difficult to discern on the Web. Where exactly is the beginning of the Web? Such a question is like asking "where is the beginning of the Interstate highway system in the U.S." Certainly there are many places where you can get on, drive for a while, and get off, but would that constitute the beginning, middle and end of the Interstate system? It does constitute a beginning, middle, and end of a trip, but that's not the same as the system on which the trip took place. So, like a trip, it is possible to have a beginning, middle, and end in a Web session; the Web itself, however, does not have such designations.

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