[shermanyo]

I'm convinced if the internet was created today, most of HN would be faxing each other, decrying it as a scammers wasteland and useless technology..

[TeMPOraL]

Yes, if we had the previous Internet to go on.

It's a sobering moment when you realize that a lot of tech is actually net negative to you - not the least because it outsourced to you the work that previously was done, much more efficiently, by specialized labor.

[barking_biscuit]

This is my take too. If we knew then what we know now, we'd probably make different choices.