Well, today I had a fit of nostalgia for the old Internet without algorithms and moderation and I want to ask you, do you remember this? (lemmy.world)

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I mean those weird and gory YouTube videos and stuff with the blackest humor and seas of blood and a real living soul.

I even re-watched some videos, some from archives, some from open access, and it was magical, a little strange of course, but damn alive. Doctor, I want to go back to the past. And the most important thing is that there was no AI.

Does anyone still remember the times of the 2000s and 2010s?

Edit: Oh yeah, can you also send links to some videos or art or even music that you liked before.

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[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 6 days ago

Yes and no. I had a friend who was an extremely talented info sec person who left several forums and irc because they were sick of hearing slurs related to their identity. Maybe people would have not made these slurs, had they known. It's more telling who we were, when it wasn't known.

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