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.

  • socsa@piefed.socialEnglish
    34·
    4 hours ago

    Mostly because it brought boomers into the Internet and they the proceeded to infest the rest of it.

    • Zenith@lemm.ee
      12·
      4 hours ago

      Mostly because billionaires are using it for unfettered propaganda which everyone is vulnerable to not just older people