[al_borland]

Stop trying to make massive platforms with the goal of having millions or billions of users.

Once sites get too large and the mainstream enters, they seem to go downhill quickly. I think the old internet seemed better, because this didn’t really happen. There were pockets of like-minded people, not general platforms trying to be everything to everyone.

In addition to this, get the stuff off the phone. Having these things in your pocket and available all the time doesn’t seem to be good for people. Make the sites painful to use on mobile, to select for users who are willing to engage only with a proper keyboard and mouse, which will drastically reduce low-effort posters, trolls, and excessive engagement.

Of course these things are counter to everyone’s dream of getting rich on the internet. We have to choose. Do we want a healthy, collaborative, and functional internet… or do we want to make a lot of money. It doesn’t seem we can have both.