In the past 50 years, the internet has grown from a military research project to the ubiquitous information backbone of our world. Even as the early web took off, few pundits would have predicted exactly how tightly woven into our lives the internet would become. Conscious Tether invites a roster of contemporary artists living and working in LA to respond to the 50-year history of artists creating work on and with the internet, often shaping it through their interventions. The utopian ideas and art of the early internet have been lost to cynicism, financialization, and exploitation. Public discussions re-examine this history and open new futures by creating accessible online content, exploring digital privacy, measuring and mitigating the energy and environmental costs of the web, and creating local networks for communities without internet access.