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Early internet user laments AI and commercialization's impact

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An individual reflects on the early internet's open community ethos, contrasting it with the current landscape dominated by capital-leveraged, extractive practices. They express disillusionment with modern technologies like AI, subscriptions, and cryptocurrency, feeling a desire to disconnect from commercialized digital platforms and "enshittified" online experiences. AI

RANK_REASON The item is a personal reflection on technology trends, not a factual news event.

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Early internet user laments AI and commercialization's impact

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I have been online since BBSes. It really was a Commons. There was a kind of joy in that burgeoning internet community, humans realizing they could express them

    I have been online since BBSes. It really was a Commons. There was a kind of joy in that burgeoning internet community, humans realizing they could express themselves and communicate so broadly. I remember early, repeated attempts to create a walled garden, but we all believe tha…

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