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I'm not so sure about this article. Yeah the modern web is a commercialized hellscape now, but there are pockets of resistance if you know where to look, and al
by vmoore 5y ago
I'm not so sure about this article. Yeah the modern web is a commercialized hellscape now, but there are pockets of resistance if you know where to look, and alternative search engines we can leverage to unearth gems. Think Qwant, Mojeek, Marginalia, hell even Tor has plenty of programming blogs/chans & search engines that remind me of the early Internet. The web is still a rabbithole to get lost in. You have to make the web work for you, and try to escape your comfort zone or bubble.
- chriscodepo8 5y agoAuthor here: for sure, but that's not the point. My point is that the initial experience for non-technical people using the web is horrible, and they will never ever get to the places you mention. The promise of the web as a medium that isn't paid for (and I worked in Radio, TV and Newspapers) is not a mainstream thing.