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Good. The internet was really fun before the ads and monetization came. We had forums and personal web sites. Weird blogs everywhere you looked. Some semblance
by barbariangrunge 3y ago
Good. The internet was really fun before the ads and monetization came.
We had forums and personal web sites. Weird blogs everywhere you looked. Some semblance of anonymity. A sense of community that wasn't about growing a following.
- dpig_ 3y agoThe toothpaste is out of the tube though, sorry to say.
- nness 3y agoThings get worse once someone realises how it can be monetised...
- barrysteve 3y agoThe concept of an upvote didn't exist. You were primarily relating to people, not an audience filtered through a voting mechanism. It was peaceful.
- xtracto 3y agoThe usenet I remember was anything but praceful haha
- carlosjobim 3y agoThis sentiment reads pretty much like auto enthusiasts musing about how good things were when every car owner knew how to fix his car and things were more simple. The world has moved on, the Internet is not a hobby or specialization anymore, just like reading and writing used to be and no longer is.
- rightbyte 3y agoModern cars are about as easy to fix as old ones. The engine room is more cramped now so a bit more annoying though and you are often out of luck if the computers need replacements and be programmed for the car. But most problems are fixed just like before. I feel it is mostly an exuse to not bother doing it the "manly way" but paying a pro to do it.
- hcks 3y agoI highly doubt the kind of people making weird anonymous blogs then are now instagram influencers trying to grow their following
- rightbyte 3y agoThe initial batch of professional "influencers" (they were called bloggers) where I live were ordinary bloggers before they started to shill products. I think it was around 2006 sometime? They had normal blogs before profits entered the picture.