this post was submitted on 21 Dec 2023
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This post but replace google search with the general internet.

Nearly every place that feels like the old internet is not as popular.

I used to think that was a bad thing, I'm starting to think maybe I've just been pushing aside the reality that when the internet was good, it wasn't as popular.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Not popular- commercial. The early internet had effectively no profit motive. As it aged there was a modicum of balance between use and profit - a good site drives customers. Now there are a preponderance of sites which exist only to scrape pennies off advertisers and have no useful content except that which is required to garner a click from a search engine in hopes you will accidentally create an advertising impression.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I’m starting to think maybe I’ve just been pushing aside the reality that when the internet was good, it wasn’t as popular

nah you're just becoming older