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I truly (and I think about this daily) miss the days when content you could search for and find was primarily written by people who knew their stuff, not market
by celdon25 4y ago
I truly (and I think about this daily) miss the days when content you could search for and find was primarily written by people who knew their stuff, not marketing shills. I don’t feel that the web is a reliable source of learning material anymore, and so it has failed as a medium.
- hammyhavoc 4y agoIt wasn't a reliable source of information back then either. Anywhere there are humans, there are lies and misinformation. It's in our nature. Doesn't matter whether it is online or offline.
- throw93232 4y agoToday it is different. We have fact checkers!
- mikro2nd 4y agoIs it really in our nature? Or is it something that results from the incentives that emerge from the social systems (primarily the particular money systems) we've built over time?
- celdon25 4y agoYeah but back then it was humanly possible to know where the bullshit was and how to avoid it. It’s pretty much 99% of the web now. Try going without HN and only using Reddit from now on and tell me how that works out.