As we look back on 2023, I feel we should take stock on what the internet is like for the average person today.
Needs more ads
That’s just the Web at this point. Like IRC has it’s bit of toxic, but there aren’t Ads, and the niche stuff is fairly good. Gemini and gopher are seeing a pretty healthy resurgence, but clearly there’s just dozens of us. Oh and there’s always telnet MUDs out there, those are fun every so often.
The Internet is a lot more than just the web. Though the web is mostly the internet at this point. I think the upshot though is all this Fediverse stuff looks really promising. But we ought to support our instances otherwise they’ll just start adding ads.
Also as an aside, I’d love for NNTP to make a comeback, but I also understand why it hasn’t.
I see my comments and complete lack of original content in there.
I see some of my posts mixed in there!
this image really captures it nicely… succinct.
With the articles and comments I’ve read in the past few months one could have a hard time not seeing what’s left of Twitter in this photo…
I may be a simple person, but I recognize a Twitter when I see it.
Quite literally.