At the beginning stands disappointment. The decentralized, anonymous Internet was a chance. The Internet became hostile garbage the second broad access was popu

At the beginning stands disappointment. The decentralized, anonymous Internet was a chance. The Internet became hostile garbage the second broad access was popular. Creativity, serious discussion, and unseen exchange of minds is what I first connect to the word Internet. Then came the ads and shady business models... Today, I am deeply disturbed by the malice and sheer idiocy that social media has not only exposed but also amplified (with intent), as engagement is their business model. Broad engagement is and always has been easiest perpetrated by hate and gossip. There are still great blogs, great individuals and great content. Great communities and creativity. They can simply continue to exist. But we need to drive Facebook/Meta and all its ad-driven social media metastases (hah) to extinction, it's a cancer on society under the guise of free speech and social advancement. Algorithms take you in and bubble-wrap you in your own little safe space devoid of any exposure to other people and ideas. Connect the world yada-yada. Yea right... connect the world of alt-right Nazis maybe. Aside from that, I am pretty certain the Wild West days of the Internet will soon be over - maybe another 10-15 years for relative anonymity. Soon the China model will be replicated in the West as the Internet of today can under no circumstances guaruntee a lawful environment.