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The internet is the way it is right now for the same reason that you don't just let anyone and everyone into a club. When you destroy the barrier to entry, you
by ravenstine 7y ago
The internet is the way it is right now for the same reason that you don't just let anyone and everyone into a club. When you destroy the barrier to entry, you get a bunch of totally uncool people who kill the mood, talk about really lame shit, start fights, get blackout/piss-pants drunk, and vandalize property. Indeed, the internet once was a lot more like a club; even in the late 90's and early 2000s when I began using the web, I would sometimes run into the same people on different sites and chat rooms.
- pixl97 7y agoAt the same time, in the past it was easy to start an 'internet club' where you could start fights, get piss-pants drunk, and be a vandal without the cops showing up and saying "Such behavior is not permitted". You run into a never ending battle of extremes.
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- krapp 7y agoExcept the internet isn't the club... an individual site is the club. The internet is the city, and anyone can set up whatever club they like with whatever rules they want, but they all still live together.