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[–] jaykrown@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago (4 children)

No it's not, maybe for some mainstream websites. Saying the "whole internet" is clickbait hyperbole.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For some people "the whole internet" is like half a dozen websites.

I worked in tech support. For some people Facebook is the internet

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They mean most of the internet for most people
Only the vast socially relevant parts of the internet

[–] laserjet@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

elite nerds who use lemmy will be able to circumvent

if the snobs are fine, why care?

those people kvetching about how the endless September ruined everything will have their wish

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Well if they enslave everyone else, we are going to feel it too, no matter what cracks of the system we hide in

[–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

It's the Internet. There are internets, but just one Internet.