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by ergot_vacation
1692 days ago
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The old internet was largely user-agnostic. It involved a bunch of tools that were genuinely just tools, that people could use as they liked. As a result, all kinds of communities sprung up, and there was a lot of humanity on the net. New internet is dominated by tech giants, who want to make money. In order to do this, they fuck with their user's minds at every opportunity. As a result, no "tool" is really a tool anymore. Google search doesn't exist to serve you. Same with maps, or Gmail. Same with Facebook, Twitter and on and on. These are not tools. They're machines to collect data on you, so you can be understood, so you can have crap sold to you. Or, more sinisterly, so you can be controlled in any number of ways. A shadow of the old internet still exists, spread across fragmented digital ghettos here and there. Places run by humans, rather than SV companies. Places whose aim is still community, education, or just genuine fun, rather than running endless non-consensual psychology experiments on their users. But who knows how much longer any of these will endure. Most are already showing cracks. |
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Yes. When I talk about the real web, this is what I'm talking about. It's not dead yet, but it's certainly on life support. It's a real shame.
The new, corporate, web is basically television in web form.