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"Fifteen years ago, the internet was an escape from the real world. Now the real world is an escape from the internet." https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/the-intern
by herbertl 2mo ago
"Fifteen years ago, the internet was an escape from the real world. Now the real world is an escape from the internet." https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/the-internet-wants-to-be-fragmented https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/the-internet-wants-to-be-fragm...
- visarga 2mo ago7.5 years ago it was perfect
- jmathai 2mo agoI think this answer depends on age. For me, it was up until right around 2014. That’s when, I think, social media and mobile phones unlocked a number of generally unproductive behavior both personally and in business. The early 2000s were truly great.
- ProllyInfamous 2mo agoI used Tinder the first (and only) time shortly after its 2012 release – recognizing how dangerous this technology was, I closed my facebook profile (which was then-required to access their meat-matching "dating" service). For me, Tinder was "the beginning of the downfall" – algorithms picking sexual partners, with a known history of favoritisms for the founder($).
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- selkal 2mo agoThe "for you" pages that started leaking everywhere from facebook to linkedin to reddit since 2014 is the death of the internet. And this is why i only consume old forums like hackernews.
- ponector 2mo agoIt was perfect when the only way to connect to the internet was a computer. Smartphones ruined it.
- cloverich 2mo agonotifications specifically played, and still play, a most prominent role.
- subpixel 2mo ago2003 was my high-water mark.