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10 years ago. Outside of pol threads, Internet was largely focused on producing content and was about escaping from real life politics madness.
by EvilEy3 5y ago
10 years ago. Outside of pol threads, Internet was largely focused on producing content and was about escaping from real life politics madness.
- selfhoster11 5y agoTo be fair, the Internet was much more of a niche back then. Internet and technology have since become the nervous system of every economy and society in the developed world, so it's no wonder that they now reflects the predominant concerns (such as politics and governance) of the people it's connecting.
- sangnoir 5y ago10 years ago the following issues were topical: the Tea Party wave had just crested, Obamacare, rabid birtherism and Obama's "Terrorist fist jab". It was the same polarization we're seeing today, only less intense as social media hadn't quite amassed the critical mass it has today. edit - I looked it up and the "Terrorist fist jab" comment was made in 2008 - so 13 years ago