Re:Rebecca Solnit: How to Comment on Social Media
by laputan-machine on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @06:35PM
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The flame wars were funny even back then, they were exaggerated conflicts, I never thought people took them seriously. Nowadays, instagram, twitters, fb? The rage on these platforms is unbeliveable! Forum-based flamewars usually had multi-paragraph detailed rants on why such and such was incorrect and why "my" way was "so much better". The modern version is one sentence sound-bites _at most_!
The internet was better when it was smaller, but maybe that's the way it is with anything.
Re:Rebecca Solnit: How to Comment on Social Media
by echelon on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @07:02PM
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> The internet was better when it was smaller, but maybe that's the way it is with anything.
I'm glad more people have access to the Internet. I just wish I had access to that special place again. It's gone.
HN is a shadow of that lost world.
Re:Rebecca Solnit: How to Comment on Social Media
by depingus on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @08:09PM
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> HN is a shadow of that lost world.
Should we...have a flame war just for old times' sake? Kidding aside, I grew up on BBSes, so small online places is my comfort zone too.
If its any consolation, IMHO the internet has started its next seismic shift: final destruction of the world wide web's rotting corpse. There's no telling where we all end up next. Small communities could make a comeback if we really want them. Exciting times!
Re:Rebecca Solnit: How to Comment on Social Media
by walty on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @07:55PM
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Dial up? That's what ruined the internet. http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/S/September-that-never-ended...
The internet of the 90's and 00's had drama and trolls, but they were few and far between.
Most people had patience (dialup), technical competency, interest (no low effort), and engaged in things they earnestly cared about.
There was no engagement / rage algorithm to fuel fires.