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Re:The web won't be nirvana (1995) by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS on Sunday February 18, 2024 @10:12AM (#39419667)
Except pre-web you didn't have to do that, at least not to the same extent. You don't think you're affected by the noise, but the reality is you've adjusted your behavior to compensate for it. The noise changed your whole outlook.
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Re:The web won't be nirvana (1995) by pasc1878 on Monday February 19, 2024 @04:09AM (#39427579)
Not really.

The change is being able to see many more things, ie search engines.

You still had to be aware of the biases and note which magazines did reviews and which did advertorials.

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