[avgDev]

The internet used to be filled with nerds and people that are interested in things enough to seek information on the web. Now, internet is a marketing tool, filled with corp influence and mostly garbage.

I really miss the old days of niche forums, gaming communities with own servers and forums. You were actually able to get decent and reliable information, now internet is mainstream.

[xela79]

> The internet used to be filled with nerds and people that are interested in things enough to seek information on the web.

and/or actually do proper testing, and share their results, in a consistent manner, but the effort and time is simply no longer worth it. quality content gets buried under 10 second video clips, spam sites, and your content gets copied by large websites. 10 years ago I spent up to 200 hours testing one video card, having build identical systems to do proper apple vs apple tests. But all that time invested, even then, was barely worth it from a commitment point of view. And if you publish such an article now, your viewership is so limited to a very select few. New generation simply doesn't know how a computer actually works, where as 30 years ago, you had to learn more than just the basics to be able to operate it.

[carlosjobim]

The real world used to be filled with these people too. They'd have brick and mortar shops to sell quality products, and customers could step in and get expert advice on what to purchase within their budget.

Something happened.