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There are so many unintended consequences of the internet as we know it today. This, fake news, forums that close because their moderators don't want to cope w
by e40 8y ago
There are so many unintended consequences of the internet as we know it today. This, fake news, forums that close because their moderators don't want to cope with the terrible stuff, and on and on.
When it was just computer science departments and a few tech companies, it was mostly OK. With a good portion of humanity online... wow.
- pstuart 8y agoIt definitely feels like a deal with the devil sometimes.
- frockington 8y agoI remember the internet in 90s being full of spam, popups that would crash your computer and viruses everywhere. Even before mass adoption it was still a cesspool. I am envious of anyone who got to experience the internet in its infancy
- pixl97 8y agoEh, until the very late 90s it wasn't that bad. After the dot com bust things got especially bad.
- stephengillie 8y agoThe more things change, the more they stay the same. It starts to feel 1984-esque when you see these same opinions from 100 years ago or more.