• normalexit@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I miss the old days of people making niche websites for their hobbies, their own blogs, and message boards.

    So many people think of the Internet as Google, Meta, Netflix, or <favorite social network here>. That makes me sad.

    I don’t see a way back to a less commercialized internet, but little pockets of goodness like Lemmy make me happy.

    • glimse@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 months ago

      The thing that I’ve repeated more than anything else the past 5-10 years:

      I miss websites.

      [Edit] ok second most. I think I’ve said “RELEASE THE LIST” at least twice as much.

      • crunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        11 months ago

        I miss things spreading by word-of-mouth, not The Algorithm.™

        I miss people making things for fun, not for the exit strategy.

        I miss misinformation being called out and bullied mercilessly, not rewarded for Engagement.™

        I miss Nazi being hyperbole, not an alternative viewpoint we’re supposed to acknowledge as valid.