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I miss this version of the internet. Simple pages. No signups for newsletters / 10% off. No cookie acceptance. No popup for notifications. Just the text you we
by WirelessGigabit 4y ago
I miss this version of the internet. Simple pages. No signups for newsletters / 10% off. No cookie acceptance. No popup for notifications.
Just the text you were looking for, and nothing else.
Now, even when you're on a website that you pay for hey show you 1/4 of the content, followed by a small 'continue reading' followed by a BIG ARTICLE HEADER that completely disrupts the flow of the stuff you're reading.
- doublepg23 4y agoThe fediverse often has an old internet feel to me. Project Gemini is the most direct example of “just text” https://gemini.circumlunar.space/ https://gemini.circumlunar.space/ marginalia should be able to find WWW pages of a similar ethos. https://search.marginalia.nu/ https://search.marginalia.nu/ I feel like the “old internet” is still here but you need to put in some work without The Algorithm being there. EDIT: I should add the broad category of “the indie web” as well. I believe they mostly use the same Social Web protocols but I’m not as familiar as I am with the Fediverse.
- altairprime 4y agoThat version of the internet can still exist, but it’s tough convincing people that an unpolished web page is something they can write and update and that anyone will care. Webrings are an excellent source of “someone cares”, either as founding one or as joining one.