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> Does that we mean we should have also canceled the internet? In retrospect, I think the world would be a much better place if we'd just turned it off in 1998
by miyoji 3mo ago
> Does that we mean we should have also canceled the internet?
In retrospect, I think the world would be a much better place if we'd just turned it off in 1998.
- boelboel 3mo agoLate 90s/early 00s internet would've probably been the sweet spot for utility while causing little harm. Sadly we can't just freeze the internet in time.
- mrxtravgnt1 3mo agoMaybe the machines in the Matrix had it right when they said the "height of human civilization"
- throwawayffffas 3mo agoAdvance-fee scams have been around since the 18th century, internet is not required.
- boelboel 3mo agoI was thinking about more than just scams when I thought of the comment. But I'm probably looking with rose coloured glasses at the early internet.