Yeah the internet was fine when it was just nerds talking about nerd stuff and relentlously fact checking each other. As soon as people realised they could make a lot more money from it by making it more accessible to regular schlubs it’s been a shit show. It’s a giant multi-dimensional tabloid newspaper now.
As soon as people realised they could make a lot more money from it
Well that is the general enshittification process isn’t it, be it computer games, search engines, AI or internet at large. When people realize there is money to be made of something that already exists and hasn’t been sufficiently monetized yet, they descend on it like piranhas until only a husk of its former glory remains.
Yeah the internet was fine when it was just nerds talking about nerd stuff and relentlously fact checking each other. As soon as people realised they could make a lot more money from it by making it more accessible to regular schlubs it’s been a shit show. It’s a giant multi-dimensional tabloid newspaper now.
Take me back to pre-2012 when new grounds ruled online video content and half the US population wasn’t a Nazi 🙏
The first memes?
Predate civilization.
Civilization is a meme.
Taking the broad definition of meme, this is very litterally true.
I dont want to gatekeep https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NL6CDFn2i3I
this is going to be stuck in my head for the next 12 hours now thank you
Welcome!
Footy footy footy footy….
Do I look like I know what a Jay Peg is?
Well that is the general enshittification process isn’t it, be it computer games, search engines, AI or internet at large. When people realize there is money to be made of something that already exists and hasn’t been sufficiently monetized yet, they descend on it like piranhas until only a husk of its former glory remains.