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Chris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.org ·
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Please Let the Internet Die | Online spaces are captured by oligarchs and saturated with slop—and they’re exacerbating humanity’s worst impulses. It’s time to start over.

www.wired.com

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Please Let the Internet Die | Online spaces are captured by oligarchs and saturated with slop—and they’re exacerbating humanity’s worst impulses. It’s time to start over.

www.wired.com

Chris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.org ·
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Online spaces are captured by oligarchs and saturated with slop—and they’re exacerbating humanity’s worst impulses. It’s time to start over.

https://wallhop.io/https://www.wired.com/story/let-the-internet-die/

https://archive.ph/sNbrl

  • luciole (they/them)@beehaw.org
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    14 hours ago

    What yall commenting about? The article’s paywalled 😑

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      That was my first thought too… “The internet has been ruined by capitalists!” says the capitalist website.

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        To be fair, the ol’ archive/wayback solution is lore by this point. Beyond that, paywall bypassers are available on most devices now. Be the change. 😁

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        Even anti-capitalists have to survive in our capitalist hellscape, and if you can get paid to spread the message that capitalism is bad, all the better.

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      https://archive.ph/sNbrl

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      The new internet they envision. Walled.

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