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I was recently looking at screenshots of old Facebook, Orkut, and even old messaging apps like HipChat. It really feels like the inflection point began around 2
by nebula8804 9mo ago
I was recently looking at screenshots of old Facebook, Orkut, and even old messaging apps like HipChat. It really feels like the inflection point began around 2016 and finally fully transformed once the pandemic hit.
It is just that more people become totally engrossed in online activity during the pandemic and never left? Or is it bots? Who are all these new corrosive users?
- etrautmann 9mo agoAre you familiar with the “dead internet theory?”
- nebula8804 9mo agoYes, but it felt so sudden. Thanks for reminding me about it as you are probably correct. Its a shame what we lost. On one hand we could maybe have a real life identity system that would stop the bot problem but at the same time that anonymity blossomed so much unique internet culture that we would lose (maybe its already lost).
- cap11235 9mo ago[flagged]