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The title says it all. The Internet used to be about building and sharing things. Then it turned into a giant and mindless message feed where everyone exposes
by codesushi42 7y ago
The title says it all.
The Internet used to be about building and sharing things. Then it turned into a giant and mindless message feed where everyone exposes everything about their private lives, intentionally or not.
Now all of the hot new opportunities that exist are to spy on and exploit that data. The latest AI hype is a consequence of the pervasiveness of "big data".
I miss building and sharing cool things instead with the online community.
- Frost1x 7y agoPart of that was a higher barrier to entry to push content online. It wasn't hard per se but it wasn't easy. Now, my 5 year old nephew can do it. Before, it took dedication and creativity to put something together. It's now more difficult to find needles in the haystack.
- codesushi42 7y agoIndeed. Now all of the infrastructure is built. Oversaturated and consolidated. At least the game dev scene is vibrant, even if overcrowded.