The emergence of social media has destroyed all the small communities to standardize communication and information.

It’s a bit of a digital version of rural exodus. And since 2017/2018, I’ve noticed that everything that, in my opinion, represented the internet has disappeared.

I’ve known Lemmy for a few hours and I feel like I’m back in the early spirit of the internet.

  • 4grams@awful.systemsEnglish
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    8 hours ago

    Exactly, early social media was tons of fun. It was like the early internet but easier since anyone could make a profile with any info.

    Then it had to be monetized. They had to glue eyeballs via attention, no matter what kind. Now it’s all rent seeking, innovation is 100% about what can produce an immediate return, no care for the long term. The grift economy…

    It was not social media, that was about the people. It’s what the social media companies did in search of dollars that did it in. Greed. Full stop.