Web2.0 was scam. Basically catching and selling people and communities. Web1 ... I had GeoCities page as well. But it was crap with frames, tables and injected

Web2.0 was scam. Basically catching and selling people and communities. Web1 ... I had GeoCities page as well. But it was crap with frames, tables and injected ad banners provided by hosting. Then there were more banners. Maybe not tracking as much. And pop-ups and pop-up blockers. (Pop-ups are back on the menu with 'subscribe!' and 'let as track you'.) Java applets. Not sure what they were all about - never really loaded. Then Flash - sometimes fun sometimes pain. Then there was phpBB where post signatures were bigger then actual content of the post. Reading it was mess. What I actually liked were local custom servers inspired by BBS. Like cyberspace.cz, nyx.cz, kyberia.sk ... But even there people complained about 'lost spirit' with more and more users coming. It was interesting exploring niche topics, meeting new people (and some of the even later IRL). I could join the Mastodon and maybe try it again. But I'm older, grumpier, not really motivated. Just scrolling to death.