i think we need Cracked-style articles back. desperately. or like, a guy doing a weird thing and writing a piece on it. sites like those are declining faster than the glaciers.
i think we need Cracked-style articles back. desperately. or like, a guy doing a weird thing and writing a piece on it. sites like those are declining faster than the glaciers.
I’ve done a lot to make the web somewhat usable again via extensions and workarounds, so maybe that’s why I’m not as frustrated as others.
I do use Linux, GrapheneOS, the terminal, and a lot of various tools to give me a far more minimal experience on the web by default. Ublock with paywall block filter lists, JavaScript off by default, duckduckgo lite search, and privacy redirect extensions shut out most of the noise. I even have sponsor block cut out mentions of sponsors on YouTube videos. So for the most part I just get pure content.
I do miss the culture behind the old web when people were more optimistic and experimental with what they would do with their websites, or just more minimal in their approach cuz they kind of had to.
I do miss the prevalence of old school discussion forums, and I’ll always prefer IRC, XMPP, or Matrix over platforms like Discord.
The Fediverse, especially Lemmy, is a welcome breath of fresh air though. So the modern web isn’t all bad.