they've been pushing this version of the Internet on us forever. first compuserv, then aol, yahoo, Google, FB, now x/tiktok. everything gets ruined once it goes

they've been pushing this version of the Internet on us forever. first compuserv, then aol, yahoo, Google, FB, now x/tiktok. everything gets ruined once it goes critical mass. we loved those days because it was pure freedom. choose your own adventure. now we get force fed crap we never asked for. we didn't need to monetize anything. you need power, a computer, and a connection, that's it. that's not too hard to pay for. they printed a bunch of money and created things we didn't need or want. .com bubble my ass. how much of those trillions over the years have actually produced value? nay, it was an easy way to build wealth and suck up printed money while they on-boarded users who will never know those times but always silently long for them. who was it that said be careful who you give your power to?