Just venting about modern Internet
Saturday, 1 March 2025 05:12So I just read The Ringer article, "The Day the Good Internet Died" and man, I completely agree, it perfectly captures my feelings about the modern internet climate and why I’m not vibing with it. Maybe it’s because I’m oldies and grew up during the Friendster and MySpace era, making Blogspot sites, writing whatever I wanted because it was the coolest thing ever at the time, and tweaking HTML to make my profile as cute and aesthetic as possible.
Like, the old internet sure had its flaws, but I’d take it any day over the modern internet. At least back then, I had more control over what I wanted to see. Meanwhile, today’s internet just… sucks. Ever since content can became commodified and monetized, people have been churning out controversial opinions and fueling discourse all the time for engagement and clout. It’s so depressing. People chase that dopamine rush from high numbers of retweets, likes, and shares, so they keep drumming up more "provocative" or "controversial" opinions, and the algorithm prioritizes that kind of content because it gets the most engagement.
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Like, the old internet sure had its flaws, but I’d take it any day over the modern internet. At least back then, I had more control over what I wanted to see. Meanwhile, today’s internet just… sucks. Ever since content can became commodified and monetized, people have been churning out controversial opinions and fueling discourse all the time for engagement and clout. It’s so depressing. People chase that dopamine rush from high numbers of retweets, likes, and shares, so they keep drumming up more "provocative" or "controversial" opinions, and the algorithm prioritizes that kind of content because it gets the most engagement.
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