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Re:The /unblock API from Browserless: dodging bot detection ... by throw10920 on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @10:59PM (#39533807)
That's incorrect. The fact that the internet is not a community is not a problem - it's objectively correct and morally desirable. It's neither possible, nor desirable, nor good, to treat the internet as a community. It isn't, and we wouldn't want it to be in the first place, just like we wouldn't want all the nations of the world to be fused together.
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Re:The /unblock API from Browserless: dodging bot detection ... by imp0cat on Wednesday February 28, 2024 @01:25AM (#39534707)
It may not be now, but some people remember the time when the internet felt more like a community and it was glorious.
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Re:The /unblock API from Browserless: dodging bot detection ... by throw10920 on Wednesday February 28, 2024 @11:22PM (#39546375)
That was only possible because the internet was far smaller. There are now billions of people with internet access - the cat is out of the bag.

The best you can do is try to form your own little community in a corner of the internet - which is actually a great idea. Mass social media has so many problems - trying to make a little nook for yourself and a small group of enthusiasts/friends seems like the best way to go.

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