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The early internet was so human and genuine. (lemmy.world)

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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

IMO there's "the Internet before Canter and Siegel" and "the Internet after Canter and Siegel".

On the pre C&S Internet, not only was nothing monetized, there was a sense that even having an ad for something commercial was against the culture. The downside was that the pre C&S Internet was small, slow and limited.

Overall, I think the 2025 Internet is much better than 1994. But, there were certainly things to appreciate about an Internet without ads, without algorithms trying to win the attention economy, etc.