If I'm being brutally honest with myself here, I can't imagine the coincidence that "the heyday of the internet" happened to coincide with me being 18, and the awful enshittified internet happens to coincide with me being increasingly old, tired and bitter.
I think things *are* worse ... but I also remember how awful the 2000 Slashdot commentariat (and a large chunk of Usenet) was.
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npub1pm…tqzcx
2024-05-28 20:15:49
in reply to nevent1q…fan0
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npub1pmuy7a9ff4wrd8hpnvykff4xz2nate79zenxmg6pddre9vrae3kqxtqzcxPublished at
2024-05-28 20:15:49Event JSON
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