The emergence of social media has destroyed all the small communities to standardize communication and information.

It’s a bit of a digital version of rural exodus. And since 2017/2018, I’ve noticed that everything that, in my opinion, represented the internet has disappeared.

I’ve known Lemmy for a few hours and I feel like I’m back in the early spirit of the internet.

  • Showroom7561@lemmy.ca
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    12 hours ago

    Thank you for sharing. It’s painful to realize in hindsight that those websites were peak internet.

    They lack polish, but they were all a labour of love. No enshittification, no selling things, no corporate influence, no shit posting.

    Everything had a purpose, every post took effort, and it was all about sharing experiences or knowledge.

    I really miss that internet.

    EDIT: correcting gibberish 🤭