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Lots of people here apparently have only experienced the highly corporatized milquetoast web that we have now.

• krapp 6y ago
  I'm quite old enough to have been around for the '90s web. It wasn't the golden age of free expression and creative genius people here make it out to be.
  • ethbr0 6y ago
    I don't miss the free expression or creative genius -- I miss the individualistic and amateur craft spirit.
    • Akinato 6y ago
      Amen! It was digitally rustic (comparatively speaking) and each site was oozing personality. Not saying I don't like the standardization and trends of today -- just that everyone's general inexperience with the web led to a lot of really weird and fun quirks at the time.
      • krapp 6y ago
        But the modern web has better content. There's a lot more to the web than just the HTML.
        • ethbr0 6y ago
          The signal:noise of the modern web has decreased, on average. And quality content is increasingly centralized & standardized.