Yep, that tracks...😉🤣

absolutely fantastic essay on HOW the concept of always-on social media was developed to turn glorified rolodex websites into a performative competition, HOW they mentally maniuplated, HOW capitalism destroyed any alternative, HOW the internet went from communication tool to consumption funnel

every week, hell every DAY I run into people who want to go back to the original internet with forums and websites and blogs and webrings and affiliate links, for a long time I thought it was just nostalgia but the more people talk about it, the more I think it really was better