• Art35ian@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I’ve been saying this for years. The internet was better when you had to be a little bit more intelligent than the average person to access it.

    Back when you needed knowledge of computers and software, modems, anti-virus, hardware etc, it kind of meant you needed a brain in your head to gain access. I’m not saying that made the internet an overtly-intelligent space, but it was more intelligent and measured than it is today.

    As soon a smart phones and data plans entered the game, you could be as dumb as a second coat of paint and gain access with a single button. That opened the flood gates for the stupid. Now the stupid are here en mass and internet is just a dumpster fire full of retards.

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      10 months ago

      Your post gives vibes of elitism… I don’t think your intelligence argument holds any water. The Internet of the late 90s/early 00s was easy to access.

      The difference from before is the advent of social media. The stupid have been on the Internet for a very long time now. But you would’t hear them much.

      I know we had bulletin boards before, but social media, particularly Facebook IMO, allowed more people to express themselves and gave everyone an audience.