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The worst comment section of all belongs to Instagram. Absolute cesspool full of the most moronic people i've ever witnessed. Smart phones killed the internet. We need something that isn't THE internet, and is only accessible if you have the patience and knowledge to connect to it.

Three Wall Street Mega Banks Hold $157.3 Trillion in Derivatives – That’s $56.7 Trillion More than the Entire World’s GDP Last Year by Xer0 in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

[-] Xer0@lemmy.ml 13 points 9 months ago

Never in my life have I seen that format.

Oh No, anyway by Xer0 in c/memes@lemmy.ml

[-] Xer0@lemmy.ml 10 points 10 months ago

Nothing wrong with accepting that both sides of anything have good and bad shit going on. I couldn't imagine just blindly following one side 100% even when they can also do questionable stuff.

Forget growth, lets enjoy what we have by Xer0 in c/lemmyworld@lemmy.world

[-] Xer0@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago

Agreed. I don't want this place to explode. Smaller communities are ALWAYS better.

*Permanently Deleted* by Xer0 in c/news@beehaw.org

[-] Xer0@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago

This was the only ever reddit app I used and it was perfect in every way. What a shame.

How has ur lemmy experience been so far? by Xer0 in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] Xer0@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago

I love that I'm actually using essentially a protocol, instead of a corporate service. The discussion here is good, there is a lot of interest in the "old web" which I'm fascinated in, and the place has just enough users to feel comfy and not absolutely chaotic. It's awesome.

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Sadgrl links (sadgrl.online)

submitted 1 year ago by Xer0@lemmy.ml to c/oldweb@lemmy.ml

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A collection of links on a funky retro looking site. Some of the links are link pages themselves so there's tons of stuff here to check out.

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/g/'s good sites (rentry.org)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Xer0@lemmy.ml to c/oldweb@lemmy.ml

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This is a page absolutely full of interesting sites, you could spend hours trawling through all of the links and the subsequent links you find on each site.

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Welcome! (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by Xer0@lemmy.ml to c/oldweb@lemmy.ml

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I have created this community because I have a huge nostalgia and passion for the "old internet". Basically, before it all got boiled down to like 5 main sites.

I asked on Lemmy for people to list websites they use or links to old style websites, and had plenty of replies to my post. Since then I have had a deep dive into loads of interesting, quirky websites, free from the meddling of corporations, ads, and tracking.

There is so much out there that you'd struggle to find on search engines. I'd like this community to be somewhere we can post interesting websites, old style websites, personal websites, lists of websites, etc.

If anyone else has a passion to explore the depths of the Internet and share these sorts of sites, you're welcome here!

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Where's the feel of the old Internet gone, and what sites do you use? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Xer0@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Hey all. Since the Internet has just been boiled down to the main big social media sites, it feels like the magic is gone. Whens the last time someone said to you "hey check out this cool website"? It's always the same: TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, FB, Reddit, Discord. Forums are basically dead. Chat rooms are dead. Message boards are dead.

I miss that feeling of just discovering interesting or quirky websites. Lemmy is cool because it feels fresh and new, and there's not a boat load of users here yet. But what other sites do you guys use or can recommend? I remember browsing Joe cartoon, Newgrounds, weebls, Ebaums, failblog, damnlol, and a bunch of other stupid but either funny or interesting sites.

Are there sites out there that still have that early Internet vibe? I feel like there is a treasure trove of still active websites out there but I have no idea what they are. Any recommendations would be GREATLY appreciated.

Edit: I created !oldweb where these sorts of sites can be shared!