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Cloudflare says humans could become a "rounding error" as bots generate 1,000 times more internet traffic (www.techspot.com)
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[–] 7 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

I know it's unrealistic, but what would it take to return to a previous type of Internet that wasn't so siloed and marketed, and filled with dread Internet?

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  • [–] 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    In a way, the Lemmy layer is sort of doing that. The previous type of Internet is still out there, if you just take the effort to access it / avoid the links in to the marketed sides.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    I think we’d have to take money out of the equation. Without the profit, the mass farms, etc would be pointless. There’s still be trolls but it would be so much better.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Probably less nostalgia and more open protocols. Bring back personal websites, RSS, forums and interoperable social networks. Make switching services painless, kill algorithmic engagement as the default and stop treating every click as ad inventory.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    I have started going back to forums and RSS feeds when I can find them. Most of the forums though are pretty dead. I have even started using Usenet again for actual text newsgroups.

    I am hoping for a bit of a resurgence as more people move away from algorithmic social media but I won't hold my breathe on that.

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