• Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee
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    12 days ago

    Not so much “the internet,” as the handful of corporations that we have allowed to run rampant for 20 years. The internet used to be great.

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      11 days ago

      The internet was great when it was just those folks who could handle it - I’d argue that it wasn’t corporations (though those didn’t help) but absolutely everyone getting online that’s made the space so much more toxic.

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        11 days ago

        What you’re describing is called “adverse selection.” But it doesn’t apply here.

        The internet was ruined by old fashioned greed- courtesy of said Corporates who monetized every interaction as a result of their control of two-sided networks.

        Thanks business school!