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by jdelman 1315 days ago
> "Remember when it didn't waste your time and make you angry or sad?"

Nostalgia alert. Social media used to provide 100% value all the time? Trolls didn't exist 10 years ago? "Rational debates" were thriving with a 140 character limit? When Twitter became a resource for learning about research on Covid and coverage of protests worldwide - surely subjects that would be fair game on "Post"[0] - I was certainly getting a lot of utility, but I can't honestly say I never felt angry or sad. This all just feels incredibly naive, like we can just turn back the clock.

[0] Speaking of nostalgia, I long for a future where company/product names aren't just dictionary words anymore.

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It's the fake past, like back in the day when people actually cared about craftsmanship, customer service, and their lawns, and weren't so offended all the time or so scared of hard work.