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but it had pedos on it. only pedos/'roons like old internet
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gemmy o algo geg
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scat
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The Intenet was irreversibly fucked during covid lockdowns
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I spent my whole life on the Internet and now the Internet is cancer but I never learned how to go outside
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The real tragedy is that the internet used to feel like a place you went to, and now it feels like a collection of storefronts fighting for custody of your attention.
Things that got absolutely fucking ruined:
* YouTube — video site turned into an algorithmic television network. Ads, Shorts, sponsorships, premium tiers, AI slop.
* Google Search — used to find things. Now you search for a recipe and get 900 words of SEO autobiography before the ingredients.
* Twitter — chaotic public square turned into an engagement-maximizing rage casino.
* Reddit — weird little communities turned into SEO farms and corporate content repositories.
* Netflix — the promise of everything in one place, followed by a dozen competing subscriptions.
* Spotify — music library turned into a podcast, audiobook, and algorithmic engagement platform.
* Gaming — buying a complete game turned into battle passes, microtransactions, launch-day DLC and live-service chores.
* The web browser — used to be a window to the internet. Now it's practically an operating system for ads.
* Online forums — actual human beings sharing obscure knowledge replaced by AI-generated SEO garbage.
* Shopping online — browsing cool niche stores replaced by dropshipping, fake reviews and infinite sponsored listings.
* Smartphones — pocket-sized computers turned into notification dispensers with cameras attached.
And the biggest loss?
The internet used to have a sense of discovery.
You'd stumble across someone's bizarre personal website, an obscure forum, a Flash game, a fan-made archive, a 2009 YouTube rabbit hole. There was no commercial logic to half of it. People just made shit because they wanted to.
Now everything needs:
* A growth strategy.
* A monetization strategy.
* An engagement strategy.
* An AI integration.
* A subscription tier.
We didn't just lose the old internet. We lost the feeling that the internet belonged to its users.
bros… we are not browsing anymore. We are being monetized. 💀
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>The real tragedy is that the internet used to feel like a place you went to, and now it feels like a collection of storefronts fighting for custody of your attention.
>
>Things that got absolutely fucking ruined:
>
>* YouTube — video site turned into an algorithmic television network. Ads, Shorts, sponsorships, premium tiers, AI slop.
>
>* Google Search — used to find things. Now you search for a recipe and get 900 words of SEO autobiography before the ingredients.
>
>* Twitter — chaotic public square turned into an engagement-maximizing rage casino.
>
>* Reddit — weird little communities turned into SEO farms and corporate content repositories.
>
>* Netflix — the promise of everything in one place, followed by a dozen competing subscriptions.
>
>* Spotify — music library turned into a podcast, audiobook, and algorithmic engagement platform.
>
>* Gaming — buying a complete game turned into battle passes, microtransactions, launch-day DLC and live-service chores.
>
>* The web browser — used to be a window to the internet. Now it's practically an operating system for ads.
>
>* Online forums — actual human beings sharing obscure knowledge replaced by AI-generated SEO garbage.
>
>* Shopping online — browsing cool niche stores replaced by dropshipping, fake reviews and infinite sponsored listings.
>
>* Smartphones — pocket-sized computers turned into notification dispensers with cameras attached.
>
>And the biggest loss?
>
>The internet used to have a sense of discovery.
>
>You'd stumble across someone's bizarre personal website, an obscure forum, a Flash game, a fan-made archive, a 2009 YouTube rabbit hole. There was no commercial logic to half of it. People just made shit because they wanted to.
>
>Now everything needs:
>
>* A growth strategy.
>
>* A monetization strategy.
>
>* An engagement strategy.
>
>* An AI integration.
>
>* A subscription tier.
>
>We didn't just lose the old internet. We lost the feeling that the internet belonged to its users.
>
>bros… we are not browsing anymore. We are being monetized. 💀