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A Curious Fact (lemmy.ml)
submitted 11 months ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[-] N0body@lemmy.dbzer0.com 72 points 11 months ago

It’s sad to think about the optimism people used to have for the internet vs. what it turned into.

[-] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 43 points 11 months ago

Then people came along and ruined it.

[-] mynamesnotrick@lemmy.zip 13 points 11 months ago

I think maybe back then we all knew it was going to become a corporate ad-ridden tracking nightmare in some capacity. That is why we remember it so fondly perhaps. Places like lemmy/wikis and the odd ole phpbb forum still running still give off at least a bit of the old internet vibe.

[-] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

I wish that was the only problem with the Internet. I don't think many people realized it would revive fascism and lead to the death of democracy.

[-] mmddmm@lemm.ee 9 points 11 months ago

Well, the cyberpunk authors seem to have noticed.

[-] mynamesnotrick@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 months ago

Yeah, social media has seemingly broken society.

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