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Re:Alan Kay's talk at UCLA – Feb 21, 2024 [video] by kredd on Thursday March 07, 2024 @04:22AM (#39626926)
That’s true, but I think the core of human communication has always been half of what you’ve listed - low intelligence, hating, spam and narcissism. It’s just more obvious and amplified online as you can see everyone engaging with it all at the same time. In pre-internet times, you’d need to be physically present and see maximum a bar-full amount of people doing that.

I’m still very hopeful we will use the tech to help up us with some non-communication related things. Maybe something that’ll even off-ramp people outside the internet world.

Re:Alan Kay's talk at UCLA – Feb 21, 2024 [video] by coldtea on Thursday March 07, 2024 @05:24AM (#39627285)
>In pre-internet times, you’d need to be physically present

Because of that, the very real possibility of getting a punch in the face if you went over the line also helped curb those behaviors somewhat.

Re:Alan Kay's talk at UCLA – Feb 21, 2024 [video] by teddyh on Thursday March 07, 2024 @07:07AM (#39628067)
A sentiment often expressed, but I find it too close to “An armed society is a polite society” for my comfort.
Re:Alan Kay's talk at UCLA – Feb 21, 2024 [video] by teddyh on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @06:00AM (#39754227)