#social 2023-10-17
2023-10-17 UTC
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josemanuel «The Social Internet began as a place to forge “friendships” and engage in “social interactions.”» I don't think that's true. IRC was that, even USENET was that, but “The Social Internet” was all about broadcasting your thoughts to the world and create an audience for yourself.
# josemanuel I've made more friends on IRC than I ever made on Twitter or even on the Fediverse.
# josemanuel «[T]he internet, as we have known it, has evolved from a quaint, quirky place to a social utopia, and then to an algorithmic reality.» Not true, either. It started as a social utopia, moved on to become quirky and finally turned into hot trash.
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