Twitter reminds me of the worst parts of the old “wild west” internet now. There’s still some good content, but it’s hidden among scams, skeezy porn ads, and some of the worst opinions you’ve ever read.
I feel pretty immune to that kind of stuff, but it’s a huge culture shock after browsing moderated social media.
True. And when I think, “old wild west internet,” we’re talking Usenet and hosts.txt and ASCII porn. It was a utopia compared to the shitscape it turned into (described above)
That’s a really good point. There were individual trolls and general cruel maladjusted scum, but they hadn’t yet been courted or manipulated by political orgs and fed collective marching orders to sow discord.
Twitter reminds me of the worst parts of the old “wild west” internet now. There’s still some good content, but it’s hidden among scams, skeezy porn ads, and some of the worst opinions you’ve ever read.
I feel pretty immune to that kind of stuff, but it’s a huge culture shock after browsing moderated social media.
Excuse me, but the old “wild west” internet was never this geopolitically evil.
True. And when I think, “old wild west internet,” we’re talking Usenet and hosts.txt and ASCII porn. It was a utopia compared to the shitscape it turned into (described above)
Ah, the glory days of Usenet. How we miss you.
That’s a really good point. There were individual trolls and general cruel maladjusted scum, but they hadn’t yet been courted or manipulated by political orgs and fed collective marching orders to sow discord.