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I remember telling my dad that the internet is serious back when it was reported to have a million users. We used to argue because he thought it was just a pass
by sh4un 5y ago
I remember telling my dad that the internet is serious back when it was reported to have a million users. We used to argue because he thought it was just a passing fad and everything was fake.
- yumraj 5y ago> everything was fake Maybe he was just ahead of the time and just predicting future...
- moffkalast 5y agoHe forgot to remember the most important lesson of all, humans love fake things above all else. From novels to games to movies... and facebook conspiracy posts.
- gifnamething 5y agoThat was the common view at the time, that you couldn't trust it because it wasn't from a trusted publisher. The inaccuracy was the implication that you could trust legacy media.
- spicybright 5y agoWhich definitely isn't wrong for a brand new medium like the internet. Early internet was "marketed" as being able to read articles, news, and academic stuff. Reminds me of when wikipedia was young, and everyone was worried people would trust articles at face value.
- kzrdude 5y agoFast forward to now, and trust is very hard to come by
- bagels 5y agoWhat did he mean by "everything is fake"?
- arpa 5y agointernet really is empty and is a front for government psyops (see dead internet theory)