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I think it's interesting he had this take from young. As I've grown up I've seen the internet change from whatever it was to whatever it is and the delta is def
by openfuture 4y ago
I think it's interesting he had this take from young. As I've grown up I've seen the internet change from whatever it was to whatever it is and the delta is definitely very grift-y. However I don't think it is fair to say it was always this way and I am glad that he realized that the web will be whatever we want it to be. Same with the earth.
- systems_glitch 4y agoProbably depends a lot on age.
- asdff 4y agoAll these "golden days" internet articles forgot about how predatory the environment was back then with how many websites were serving viruses or popups that would open faster than you can close them. It felt like a minefield. There were good spots of refuge of course but they were almost an if you know you know situation, some websites I would learn about through word of mouth in real life alone. For mainstream non techie folks, the internet was legitimately risky. You'd think you were installing the yahoo toolbar and it would just be malware. "It got a bunch of viruses and got slow" was a common reason to abandon ship and just buy a new PC.