The internet was supposed to make humanity smarter. It's failing (washingtonpost.com) 5 points by ece 2y ago ↗ HN
[–] RicoElectrico 2y ago ↗ It did make us smarter, up until we opened the floodgates. Before then, it was a deliberate effort to connect. [–] t888 2y ago ↗ What exactly do you mean by ‘opened the floodgates’?It seems like the thing that changed the dynamic was the ad supported model. Everything else flows from there.
[–] t888 2y ago ↗ What exactly do you mean by ‘opened the floodgates’?It seems like the thing that changed the dynamic was the ad supported model. Everything else flows from there.
[–] 082349872349872 2y ago ↗ In the early 90's we thought the net would change the world, but what actually happened is the world changed the net.
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[ 5.2 ms ] story [ 22.4 ms ] threadIt seems like the thing that changed the dynamic was the ad supported model. Everything else flows from there.