The internet was better...

Axeman · 06-23-2021, 09:38 PM

Interesting perspective Mark.
I saw this saying in a meme, which kind of makes the point.
I left it as open as I saw it. No definition of better.
I think the smart phone has made everything fast and small. This has led to content being instant and disposable, repeated and often very shallow. Easily visible yet always concealed. Densified.
This forum is social media. Yet it is more like a bunch of people around a table. Smart phones have made social media like a lot of moths on a hot night night in a well lit parking lot, flying around, darting at whichever light they see next. And there are spiders, and bats, and lots of female moths.
I started on FIDOnet. Dial up at 1200 baud to a BBS and leave a message. Come back the next day and read the thread.
I like metaphors. So I'm poking the napping Dad in the sun. Cuz I want him to get up and play.
Social media was better before smart phones. IMO.

06-23-2021, 09:38 PM	#1
Axeman Still Watching My Back Join Date: Apr 2021 First Name: Lance Location: Mountains, Bay Area, CA Posts: 89 Trading: (0)	Re: The internet was better... Interesting perspective Mark. I saw this saying in a meme, which kind of makes the point. I left it as open as I saw it. No definition of better. I think the smart phone has made everything fast and small. This has led to content being instant and disposable, repeated and often very shallow. Easily visible yet always concealed. Densified. This forum is social media. Yet it is more like a bunch of people around a table. Smart phones have made social media like a lot of moths on a hot night night in a well lit parking lot, flying around, darting at whichever light they see next. And there are spiders, and bats, and lots of female moths. I started on FIDOnet. Dial up at 1200 baud to a BBS and leave a message. Come back the next day and read the thread. I like metaphors. So I'm poking the napping Dad in the sun. Cuz I want him to get up and play. Social media was better before smart phones. IMO.