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I'm really getting over the enshitification of the internet. (lemmy.world)
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[–] rab@lemmy.ca 30 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Peak internet was like 10-15 years ago

[–] mcmoor@bookwormstory.social 8 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I don't really miss when even getting stable 100KBps is considered lucky

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

10-15 years is 2009/10 - 2013/14, not 2003.
You'd have to be in a crazy rural region for 100kbps...

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 5 points 10 months ago

In 2009 there was such a provider (talking about Moscow region in Russia) as Skylink, which gave good connectivity in rural areas and Skype traffic was unlimited (I'm not making it up). It was good enough for Skype voice calls.

[–] mcmoor@bookwormstory.social 3 points 10 months ago

Third world country is might as well a crazy rural region, yes.

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago

Uh oh, look around old-timer! If they made Back to the Future today, Marty would be going back to 1994.

gently turns to dust beside you

[–] rab@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

I made it work

[–] grue@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Facebook was the real "eternal September."

[–] wewbull@iusearchlinux.fyi 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Facebook opening up to non-students was the turning point IMHO. Myspace was big, but everybody knew it was trash so not being on it was fine. If you wanted "a profile" otherwise, you needed your own page. That took effort, so only people with something to say bothered with it. Even Twitter was still SMS based and so only for hardcore addicts.

Facebook gave everyone an effortless voice and lordy, do people talk crap.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Being opened up to non-students might very well have been the turning point when the experience using it turned to crap, but it's always worth pointing out that it was nefarious from the get-go.

Zuckerberg: Yeah so if you ever need info about anyone at Harvard
Zuckerberg: Just ask
Zuckerberg: I have over 4,000 emails, pictures, addresses, SNS
[Redacted Friend's Name]: What? How'd you manage that one?
Zuckerberg: People just submitted it.
Zuckerberg: I don't know why.
Zuckerberg: They "trust me"
Zuckerberg: Dumb fucks

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 7 points 10 months ago

I mean, the last line has a grain of truth in it.

[–] rab@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago

I think the iPhone was, that's when every person went online not just the nerds. Initial Facebook was actually pretty awesome before everyone had a smartphone