As to the presentation, I wouldn't go so far as saying it's "infinitely better." I think there's a lot of over-designing these days. Many websites are too flash

As to the presentation, I wouldn't go so far as saying it's "infinitely better." I think there's a lot of over-designing these days. Many websites are too flashy, distracting, complex. As to the content, there's the good and the bad. First, the bad: I feel like the websites on the Internet of yore were akin to the counter-cultural zines of the pre-digital era. They were made by passionate, creative, intelligent individuals and consumed by the same. Modern websites are more like mainstream magazine-tabloids: a strange blend of glossy, clickbaity journalism that prioritize going viral - or, at the least, being provocative - over everything. E.g., even as a liberal, I find myself groaning whenever I read slate.com. The good is that there are places like HN, through which we can find thousands of high-quality sites - many of them created by individuals like the creators of those old school zines. (There are also places like reddit, which foster all types of communities, but I'm a bit conflicted on that website.) Anyway, if anything, the good content is out there, we just need places like HN to help us find it!