[blacksmith_tb]

> "The internet is going to return to more of its original roots, which are niche fan websites you largely find through social media or word of mouth"

Ok, that sounds possible, and not so bad...

> "Very few of them are going to survive... it costs a lot of money to pay people to write high quality content"

That may also be true, but doesn't really jibe with the image of the early 'net?

[weregiraffe]

Early net was tiny.

[hdjdbdirbrbtv]

But also unfathomably large because of the speed at which you could consume it was measured in kbps....

[krageon]

It may have been tiny, but it was more useful than what we have today