remember when the internet was fun and full of possibilities? yknow how now it's a miserable hell? reminder that what happened is that capitalism colonized it and now it's just as shitty as everything else capitalism's got its hooks in
like. seo, algorithms, targeted advertising: these are all DESIGNED to keep you from finding some weirdo's X-Files fan page or geocities star trek web ring. I would 1000x rather find those than tweets from the u.s. president, yet here we are #thankscapitalism
@skirts Its not capitalism, its corporativism, and its not a new thing either... Long ago, the internet wasnt so massively extended as it is today. Plus, technology was not so accessible. For instance, smartphones were a thing, but they werent so advanced and people didnt care about them.
There was corporations exploiting the internet back then too, but at a much smaller scale...
