Re:What I Want from the Internet
by chrbutler on Monday May 08, 2023 @09:59AM
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That's fair! Would love to hear (sincerely) how you would answer this question.
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Personally, I prefer the internet of today to the internet of the past. There's so much more to do and I just don't have any nostalgia for 1997-2002 (the first 5 years I used the internet) or any other time period in the past. The internet has gotten consistently better and more useful over time.
The one thing I would like (but will never get) is the way to pay directly for more things rather than pay indirectly with ads.
I think that's a totally valid perspective – and I agree to some extent. There are absolutely things about the internet that are better today than the way they used to be.
As for the micropayments thing – I couldn't agree more. Jaron Lanier has had a lot to say about that, and I remain hopeful that someday we can find a functional model other than advertising.