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I have a feeling the entire internet became dumber. I miss the early 2000s days when it was still considered somewhat nerdy.
by to1y 5y ago
I have a feeling the entire internet became dumber. I miss the early 2000s days when it was still considered somewhat nerdy.
- danhab99 5y agoAverage computer illiteracy across the entire internet population is down. I never got to experience the era of bulletin services, RSS feeds, emailing your friends, IRC. Where's the tech bro internet? Where's the cool internet with the learning curve? Where am I??
- ksaj 5y agoThat may be because back in the 90s it took some skill to get online and participate in any way with others. I definitely miss the way people would freely help further technical facets as new technologies came about.
- dogsgobork 5y agoThe phrase "Eternal September" was coined on usenet once ISPs opened the floodgates of users to what was once a small community. The "September" referring to the yearly influx of new freshmen gaining access via universities.
- altdataseller 5y agos/internet/people (not even sure if this is the right code, which illustrates my point I guess)
- johnnyanmac 5y agoI think people overall got smarter. It's just that the really smart people know exactly how to split the dumb people against the not as dumb people. intelligence doesn't necessarily affect your ability to fall into tribalism, it just changes the weak points.