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[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

That ended in the early 90s. Dial up Internet was increasingly common as the decade progressed. And as more people piled on, Internet discourse turned political to match the tone of national media.

You had high profile reactionary bloggers pissing and shitting all over the place during the Clinton Era. It was just so segregated from the general public that most people didn't care.

Wasn't until the Bush Era when people really started losing confidence in broadcast news and turning to bloggers for independent opinion.

this post was submitted on 24 Sep 2025
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