There were some “the Internet is a fad” takes, but it wasn’t a widely held viewpoint. No one pushed back on corporations putting up websites. “Crypto is snake oil” is pretty common right now, and a lot of people are rejecting NFTs.

Also, the NYT is often garbage.

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