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More perspectives isn’t necessarily better.
The internet used to be a place full of educated people, because otherwise how are you going to get on here? The perspectives we’ve added are, for the most part, not valuable.
It’s true that we have added cultural/ethnic diversity, and women, and that’s grand. Pats on the back all round. But couldn’t we have only added the educated and curious folk? Technically minded and adventurous?
Lowering the barrier to entry for the internet was not done out of high-minded aspiration for a free market of ideals, it was done to sell ads to the lowest common denominator, who spends money like an idiot. It’s why every item on Amazon has a “finance” option now.
The internet was better when it was elitist, and I know that’s a bad thing to say. But I think everyone who was around in the 90s and early 2000s knows it’s true.