Does anyone else remember the internet before it was broken... before the corporate slugs got wind of money to be made... where it was nothing but pure connections and information between real people. No bots, no click farms, no virtue signalling cockheads.
The elite realized in the 1990's how dangerous the internet was going to be for them. At the time, Americans got all their information from the three network news broadcasts. They had all our information locked down.
That is why they seeded Google, Facebook and Twitter. To get out in front so they could lock it down with corporate censorship later.
Because you and I are able to discuss this, they didn't totally succeed.
I was there. It was awesome to behold. I pray that one day it returns to even being a pale shadow of the promise it once held before the darkness set in on all sides.
Here's some magic words to get you misty eyed: Netscape Navigator and Trumpet Winsock.
Bleep bleep whirr bing blip blip. I still miss that dial-up modem sound. It was the equivalent of a car engine turning over and firing. The beginning of a journey somewhere and you'd never be the same person afterwards.
I see it coming back though. I've seen more personal websites and blogs in the last couple years. People are tired of corporate social media and a lot of folks are taking the time to create their own space on the web. But I'm an optimist. I think will get back to that place of digital freedom the quicker we get off these major plats [twatter, fb, yt, etc].
Agreed. It needs to get back to word of mouth, like we rely on for tradies etc.
Section 230 turd flushing time. Well, maybe 6 years ago, but better late than never... if these turds want to act like publishers then they should have the damn liability of publishers.
I believe twitter replies are now mostly from the 50 cent wumau army.
https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article10419465.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Inside-Chinas-Click-Farm-which-boasts-over-10000-phones-designed-to-boost-Facebook-likes.jpg
Does anyone else remember the internet before it was broken... before the corporate slugs got wind of money to be made... where it was nothing but pure connections and information between real people. No bots, no click farms, no virtue signalling cockheads.
Seems a lifetime ago already....
The elite realized in the 1990's how dangerous the internet was going to be for them. At the time, Americans got all their information from the three network news broadcasts. They had all our information locked down.
That is why they seeded Google, Facebook and Twitter. To get out in front so they could lock it down with corporate censorship later.
Because you and I are able to discuss this, they didn't totally succeed.
I was there. It was awesome to behold. I pray that one day it returns to even being a pale shadow of the promise it once held before the darkness set in on all sides.
Shadilay.
Shaliday, fren.
https://youtu.be/fF0Cb7h6ZBQ
Here's some magic words to get you misty eyed: Netscape Navigator and Trumpet Winsock.
Bleep bleep whirr bing blip blip. I still miss that dial-up modem sound. It was the equivalent of a car engine turning over and firing. The beginning of a journey somewhere and you'd never be the same person afterwards.
Compuserve. That's where I started in the early nineties. Loved that modem. And when I upgraded to a 14,400 modem - wow! Such speed.
I see it coming back though. I've seen more personal websites and blogs in the last couple years. People are tired of corporate social media and a lot of folks are taking the time to create their own space on the web. But I'm an optimist. I think will get back to that place of digital freedom the quicker we get off these major plats [twatter, fb, yt, etc].
Agreed. It needs to get back to word of mouth, like we rely on for tradies etc.
Section 230 turd flushing time. Well, maybe 6 years ago, but better late than never... if these turds want to act like publishers then they should have the damn liability of publishers.
It must be all of 3 months away from bot news being posted with bots replying and other bots arguing with those ones...
Or maybe that's 3 months ago already. The NPC is strong with these ones.