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> There is so much creativity shared via the Internet by non-tech-savvy people that just wouldn't have been possible via the "old Internet". Could you explain
by zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC 7y ago
> There is so much creativity shared via the Internet by non-tech-savvy people that just wouldn't have been possible via the "old Internet".
Could you explain how you got to that conclusion?
It would be impossible for non-tech-savvy people to share things on the internet if there were no omni-present surveillance, manipulation, and centralization, because ... ?
- necovek 7y agoI think their point was that "old internet" was harder to use as a publishing platform than the new one, not necessarily that what we got was the best evolution, but that it has enabled non-techies to publish more.
- zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC 7y agoWhich then would be completely besides the point?! "It's bad that X has happened!" "But Y has happened, too, and that is good!" Yeah, so what? Unless Y happening is predicated on X happening, that is just completely irrelevant to the discussion?
- blondin 7y ago> I think their point was that "old internet" was harder to use as a publishing platform than the new one harder to use as publishing platform by who? don't you mean businesses & corporations? people have always been fine. myspace anyone? geocities? irc? icq? aol? msn? yahoo? the list goes on... also the remarkable thing is that people just move to newer and better back then.