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How to fix the internet (www.technologyreview.com)
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We’re in a very strange moment for the internet. We all know it’s broken. That’s not news. But there’s something in the air—a vibe shift, a sense that things are about to change.

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[–] finthechat@kbin.social 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What a cancerous website. Even on desktop that place is a mess.

Here's her solution at the end of the article:

We, the internet users, also need to learn to recalibrate our expectations and our behavior online. We need to learn to appreciate areas of the internet that are small, like a new Mastodon server or Discord or blog. We need to trust in the power of “1,000 true fans” over cheaply amassed millions.

The fix for the internet isn’t to shut down Facebook or log off or go outside and touch grass. The solution to the internet is more internet: more apps, more spaces to go, more money sloshing around to fund more good things in more variety, more people engaging thoughtfully in places they like. More utility, more voices, more joy.

[–] Bell@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

It's like a long movie that goes no where at the end

[–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What a shit take (read it in a Peter Griffin voice)

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Anyone else ever mix up shit takes and shiitakes?

[–] HerbalGamer@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

yeah that was a dissapointing dinner party.

[–] BrownianMotion@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

hmmmmm, shiitake's... nomnom