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I miss the self expression that was possible when the barrier to entry was so low, and the link chains. It really was a "web" before search engines became the h
by taurath 9y ago
I miss the self expression that was possible when the barrier to entry was so low, and the link chains. It really was a "web" before search engines became the hub for everything. Granted, most people probably aren't gonna design anything well, because they're not designers. But for those who do, or at least try, even a color gives you more info into a person's personality than a facebook list of places they've worked and what school they went to.
- iamcasen 9y agoSo true! Search engines in a way have both invigorated, and ruined the web. They are great because now you can find anything, but they suck because they've removed a lot of the mystery. I loved hearing about cool websites via word-of-mouth. Starting there, and then just following a rabbit hole of links to places I've never been before. I suppose it's still possible if enough people agree to host sites that reject crawlers.