• normalexit@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I miss the old days of people making niche websites for their hobbies, their own blogs, and message boards.

    So many people think of the Internet as Google, Meta, Netflix, or <favorite social network here>. That makes me sad.

    I don’t see a way back to a less commercialized internet, but little pockets of goodness like Lemmy make me happy.

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      9 months ago

      The thing that I’ve repeated more than anything else the past 5-10 years:

      I miss websites.

      [Edit] ok second most. I think I’ve said “RELEASE THE LIST” at least twice as much.