How do you guys remember the early days of the internet? What do you miss about it? - eviltoast
The internet has become soulless and i hate it
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Do you remember the early days of the internet, when websites were a reflection of their creators unique personalities and passions? A time when the d

Wanted to ask you about this article, how do you remember the early days of the internet (I was sadly too young at that time). Do you wish it back? And do you think it can ever be like that again? I would be very interested

  • Chancerubbage@mastodon.social
    01·
    1 year ago

    @bstix @WideAperture

    It has always been an issue for published tech writing, that it is often obsolete by the time it hits the shelf.

    But the bigger problem is that developers began to nurture an ‘oh, they’ll figure it out’ attitude and stopped thinking of instructions as necessary.

    My biggest issue is interfaces have become some international secret code of mystery glyphs hiding functions several levels down in unexpected corners.

    • bstix@feddit.dk
      2·
      1 year ago

      I mean written on a webpage, not published in book. The early Internet had lots of pages where people would write tutorials about their hobbies and tech instead of filming themselves mumbling into a headset.