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The internet culture shifted in 2007, with the release of the iPhone. Libertarian conversation died with the living room desktop.
by ForRealsies 9y ago
The internet culture shifted in 2007, with the release of the iPhone. Libertarian conversation died with the living room desktop.
- Helloworldboy 9y agoI don't know what my comment has to do with libertarianism, or why it's being down voted. I was simply mocking the blatant corporate bootlicking, and the branding of all criticism as evil right wing attacks.
- ForRealsies 9y agoSitting down to use the internet in 1995-2007 took a certain kind of personality. It was an act that required isolating yourself for long periods of time. "Normies" are very unconcerned, easily distracted, and quickly trusting of Big Apps.
- Helloworldboy 9y agoAgreed, it's just weird to think how much that mindset has infiltrated the HN. This place is supposed to be populated by engineers with critical thinking skills, yet any criticism of these large corporations is met with censorship via down votes. Really makes you think..
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- JSONwebtoken 9y agoIf you look at the traffic data, part of that is the growing proportion of users from the EU and India. The EU is a continent suffering from pandemic stockholm syndrome and Indians are not likely to be a fan of anything that keeps them from a green card. I would say less than 30% of HN posters are professional programmers/engineers. Most are 20-something unemployed wantrepeneurs from Reddit and the remaining minority are academics/scientists/doctors/financiers.