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> Like the internet I've known since the late 90s is going away completely and will never come back. I think that has been gone for a while, and the "current"

> Like the internet I've known since the late 90s is going away completely and will never come back. I think that has been gone for a while, and the "current" version of the internet that we've had for the past 5-10 years will be gone soon too. I miss when we didn't have to be available 100% of the time, you'd get home and check if anyone left a recorded message instead, but on the other hand it's amazing when you need to meet someone and you can just share your location with your smartphone. I'm sure we'll miss some things, but I'm also really curious about the future.

AlexandrB 4y ago
I think the "old" internet still exists in pockets here and there if you know where to look. In particular, reddit still feels very "old internet" - and some popular fora from that era are still around as well. A lot of the "action" has certainly moved to social media and video though. What's scary is that the social media era is marked, in my mind, by increased commercial mediation of human interactions. Social media companies inserted themselves into processes like looking for a job (LinkedIn) and dating (Tinder) then proceeded to manipulate the dynamics of these interactions for revenue generation. Once AI use becomes ubiquitous, how are AI companies going to manipulate these systems to squeeze revenues from their users? Everything in tech seems to trend towards "free and ad-supported", so will we see "positive brand messages" inserted into our writing when we ask ChatGPT for help in the future?