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Why the Internet Isn’t Fun Anymore
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this post was submitted on 11 Apr 2024
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The internet I grew up with and loved couldn't survive having the whole population on it. It became about making money off the userbase, political manipulation, and addictive distractions. It's success killed it.
It was such a fun and fanciful place.
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