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The early internet was so human and genuine. (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I'm not that "way back when everything was better" person, but I agree.

Nothing was monetized mid-2000s? That sentence, while still an exaggeration, would have made sense 10 years earlier. Also "ragebait and attention seeking" were rampant on these "forums focused on discussion".

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    I remember reading through an archive of some pre Eternal September forum argument about Aliens being a shitty, overrated movie.

    You know. Aliens. Uncontroversially one of the best movies ever made.

    I think the difference is that nowadays it feels like this isn’t quarantined to specific forums or usenet communities. We’ve all dealt with people IRL who use Twitter in 2025 and those people are absolutely cooked beyond belief.

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