Why did it used to be so fun to be on the computer? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by _number8_@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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i know i know enshififiasdition yeah yeah

but .... it's been so long, it brings a tear to me eye.... what made the old internet so captivating?

check out this graph as well: https://twitter.com/hexprax/status/1758656167893688556

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[-] Naich@kbin.social 44 points 8 months ago

The old internet is still there. It's just dwarfed by the colossal amount of shit piled up on the shit sites.

As a general rule, stick to free and open stuff because the motivation of the people doing it is to give to the community, rather than make money. Mastodon and Lemmy/Kbin rather than Xitter and Reddit. Just stay away from Facebook. There are lots of old style bulletin boards still around for various interests, and they are often more used than FB groups.

I stopped putting adverts on my sites ages ago because I hate them so much. I don't want to be part of the enshittification.

[-] THE_MASTERMIND@feddit.ch 4 points 8 months ago

Good for you

[-] histic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 8 months ago

didn't xitter stop working recently

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