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[-] supafuzz@hexbear.net 65 points 8 months ago

We're about a year away from people just abandoning the Internet as useless. Usenet Redux

[-] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 36 points 8 months ago
[-] supafuzz@hexbear.net 31 points 8 months ago

Just think of how much worse things have gotten in the last few months, and project it out on an exponential curve

[-] Tabitha@hexbear.net 14 points 8 months ago

I'm not sure what really stops AI spam from following people into something like Usenet, at least in a way that's not NSA-friendly or making self-doxxing a prerequisite for write access.

[-] supafuzz@hexbear.net 17 points 8 months ago

Usenet was an example of a previous service that got so choked with bullshit that it effectively died, not a positive suggestion

[-] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 6 points 8 months ago

The thing I can't decide is whether the exodus will start from people most plugged in and who can see how shitty the Internet really is or from people least plugged in and who have nothing to lose from quitting.

[-] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 3 points 8 months ago

i imagine some combo of both. since i deleted myself off of all the big social media platforms, the only people who don't regard me as a total weirdo are the crunchies who hate screens and the people with very high IT competency. these people, at the tails of the bell curve, are like, "that's smart." it's the people in the middle who are irritated they can't like my likes or see where i went to high school.

[-] supafuzz@hexbear.net 3 points 8 months ago

the 'net junkies will hang on until the bitter end. can't even properly quit twitter

[-] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 3 points 8 months ago

Good point. I think a better question would be whether the exodus will start from:

  1. normal people quitting because they have too much real life bullshit on their plate and don't want more bullshit to deal with

  2. some subculture centered around how much the Internet sucks putting their subculture's ethos into practice by quitting

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