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> I thought when my generation grew up and had kids, we'd try to stand up for digital rights as being important for the next generation, Yeah, but the internet
by nvahalik 4y ago
> I thought when my generation grew up and had kids, we'd try to stand up for digital rights as being important for the next generation,
Yeah, but the internet we had has kids is far different than what we have today.
IMO the biggest difference is that it used to cost things to be on the internet: time and/or money. Sites weren't just GUI/WYSIWYG. You had to spend time building them. You had to have initiative. People's goals were different (I feel) than today. Knowledge and transfer of that knowledge was a big deal.
Now it seems like everything is about making a buck. You can't just let kids go wild online. There is some seriously dark stuff and it doesn't take a lot to get there. Hell, you can't even open some apps on a default install of something like macOS without the risk of pornography showing up.