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The internet is worse than it used to be. How did we get here, and can we go back? (theconversation.com)

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[–] schizo@forum.uncomfortable.business 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah, now you get mean people, a drive-by malware installer, AI generated ads, and 4mb of JS that tries to scrape every detail about you so they can make a profile they can sell to (dis)information brokers.

Truly, an improvement.

(People have always sucked, the Internet just lets you interact with more people so....)