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What happened to internet culture? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago by Nebraska_Huskers@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I was going down memory lane, I graduated in 96. But Internet culture of the mid 2000s to mid 2015. Seemed like there was always some stand out video or event ranging from chocolate rain video, nyan cat, amazing horse, I like turtles, why does the Internet seem so stale lately? I just realized a lot of this fun stuff stopped around 2014 or became less prevalent the closer we get to events that started dividing us, like gamergate, Trump canidancy in 2015. God this last decade has just sucked and it just keeps getting worse. How did we go to so much hope and promise to where we are now? Even reddit sucks now

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[–] ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Occasionally there is still some meme that stands out and lasts for a few weeks or more. See Skibidi Toilet or 6 7. But mostly it became much less interesting because everything is monetized now.

Most of the ones you mentioned were before 2010. I believe internet culture started dying with Gangnam Style. That’s when thing have gone mainstream and not an inside joke anymore.

But yes, real world events also kinda ruined everything.

[–] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm not disagree with you but those are two trash memes you used as examples

[–] ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I agree that Skibidi was trash. But 6 7 is honestly kinda funny because no one really gets it, it’s not annoying and you can sneak it into regular conversations without notice, while anyone who’s in on it can have a giggle. That’s true internet culture if you ask me.

I try not to be too judgmental because it’s just a new internet generation and I’m old.

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

Monetisation is absolutely the core of the problem.