[johnea]

> You’re going to see ads whether you like it or not.

No, I'm not going to actually.[1]

When I occasionally have to surf the web via another computer, I'm amazed at what the web looks like for "normies" in 2024. I would never use the www if I had to look at all of that dancing baloney bullshit. The fact that anyone would, really is strong evidence of the cognitive collapse caused by modern internet access.[2]

[1] I really dislike when writers use these constructs of "we" and "you". I'm always reminded of Lenny Bruce's bit including "What do you mean 'we' kemosabe". The writer has no knowledge of who is reading, and shouldn't include them in some group that the writer is imagining. It's generally a propaganda play.

[2] Reference links: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6502424/ https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2105061118 https://news.happyneuronpro.com/the-online-brain-how-the-int...

[sandspar]

Generalities are imprecise by definition but often useful.