[ashark]

Ah, a time when HTTP was for documents, not applications and APIs. And when most of the content was posted by enthusiasts wanting to share something with the world, not people trying to sell something to you or sell your clicks to someone else.

Obviously lots of things sucked about the 90s web, but it was really cool when it at least seemed like the web was for something other than making money. Actually, it was also nice when the web was merely a tiny sliver of the world that one interacted with only by choice. Hey, remember the distant past of 10 years ago when even glancing at your cell phone while in the company of others was widely considered to be outrageously rude?

It's strange because we won, but it feels like we lost.

I know, I know. "Old man yells at cloud".