Post B6rkCwNq8ku4LoMo1g by jb@nicecrew.digital
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 (DIR) Post #B6rkCwNq8ku4LoMo1g by jb@nicecrew.digital
       2026-05-31T19:43:06.821529Z
       
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       A thoughtful look at what the internet once was I remember a guy back in the 90s giving me a very idealistic speech about how the Internet was going to democratize the worldEven as a normie my reply to him was that if it was that powerful eventually TPTB would clamp down hard https://youtu.be/4RsXgsnGyjo
       
 (DIR) Post #B6rlZcssu7C6UPGjIW by petra@poa.st
       2026-05-31T19:58:25.587648Z
       
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       We certainly thought it was going to turn out differently.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6rlhKLPicRLJ1HkUS by verita84_64@poster.place
       2026-05-31T19:59:46.550056Z
       
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       @petra @jb We wanted this!We got AI, Wayland, Rust, SystemD instead
       
 (DIR) Post #B6rlp3ISz7hCkaaetk by petra@poa.st
       2026-05-31T20:01:12.895575Z
       
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       Not even the cool Wayland.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6rngG8W4uyxsDs4aO by CliffSecord@nicecrew.digital
       2026-05-31T20:22:00.907431Z
       
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       >We got AI insteadPatience, my friend.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6roQb4cZBx88791t2 by mjdigspigs@nicecrew.digital
       2026-05-31T20:16:42.948420Z
       
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       I remember. Great post.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6rtkC7LYtFiICaFiy by Eiswald@poa.st
       2026-05-31T21:29:58.373979Z
       
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       >racist AI mentioned
       
 (DIR) Post #B6rxBElQ89GoBIukuu by MeanwhileInOhio@nicecrew.digital
       2026-05-31T20:51:11.488210Z
       
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       Good video and I understand his point. I agree that the early internet was more interesting, and I think that's because of the barriers to entry that were in place. You had to have a certain baseline knowledge of several things in order to participate, which was usually a proxy for IQ, and a certain type of self-selection.I'm amused that he talks about an AI dominated internet taking place of human connection. We've had human connection in the form of social media for some time now and it's turned out to be overwhelmingly performative, competitive, a hotbed for groupthink and conflict, where the most toxic people seem to easily dominate. I don't share his desire for more.