Some artists and movements are claiming back the innocent world wide web of 25 years ago, but other experts note that all the current errors already existed back then, and that this nostalgia is preventing us from focusing on finding solutions
It’s not a bad article but I don’t think the quote you chose as the post title really reflects it as a whole.
I agree that Internet users aren’t INHERENTLY less friendly (there’s more unfriendly people but it’s the same ratio), though social media has changed the way many people express themselves - and I would say it’s for the worse.
The Internet has been shit from the start and the Internet has been beautiful from the start. The problem is that the shit is pushing the beauty out in “public” spaces.
Beauty used to have its roots all over the Internet. But now beauty is nomadic and ephemeral.
It’s not a bad article but I don’t think the quote you chose as the post title really reflects it as a whole.
I agree that Internet users aren’t INHERENTLY less friendly (there’s more unfriendly people but it’s the same ratio), though social media has changed the way many people express themselves - and I would say it’s for the worse.
The Internet has been shit from the start and the Internet has been beautiful from the start. The problem is that the shit is pushing the beauty out in “public” spaces.
Beauty used to have its roots all over the Internet. But now beauty is nomadic and ephemeral.