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Topic	"The world would be happier and better without the internet"
bachewychomp 09/15/25 1:10:30 PM #16:	captpackrat posted... TV's were TV's. You didn't have apps, you didn't have streaming. You watched broadcast shows, or cable. Or you rented a DVD or a tape. If you wanted music you listened to the radio, or you bought a CD or cassette. Maybe traded a mixtape with your friends. Having near-immediate, widespread access to entertainment has had a weird effect of devaluing it for me. How are you even supposed to choose something at this point? It feels like it all just exists to kill time at this point. Whatever shared pop culture still exists is defined by some vague concept of trending that's pushed by the internet and streaming services, and even when good stuff is still occasionally produced, it's like a constant race for the next week's hot "content" to be churned out. It's so consumerist. Nothing feels truly essential or relevant anymore, and with so much stuff available, it's so overwhelming I wonder what is the point of watching or playing anything at all. I know the answer is some form of just find something you intrinsically enjoy, but is that really all there is to enjoy out of life, consuming media? SinisterSlay posted... I think the problem is there is entire nations hiring bot farms to make the Internet as toxic and misleading as possible. My theory might get proven in a few years after Russia falls if we suddenly see less toxicity. This is cope. Everyone is botting, especially with the advent of generative AI slop, not just Russia. And the botting wouldn't be so effective if there weren't genuine people around to be baited by it. <cite>bachewychomp posted [p:986421919] in "The world... [t:81041504]...</cite> <quote>captpackrat posted... </cite><quote>TV's were TV's. You didn't have apps, you didn't have streaming. You watched broadcast shows, or cable. Or you rented a DVD or a tape.If you wanted music you listened to the radio, or you bought a CD or cassette. Maybe traded a mixtape with your friends.</quote>Having near-immediate, widespread access to entertainment has had a weird effect of devaluing it for me. How are you even supposed to choose something at this point? It feels like it all just exists to kill time at this point. Whatever shared pop culture still exists is defined by some vague concept of trending that's pushed by the internet and streaming services, and even when good stuff is still occasionally produced, it's like a constant race for the next week's hot "content" to be churned out. It's so consumerist. Nothing feels truly essential or relevant anymore, and with so much stuff available, it's so overwhelming I wonder what is the point of watching or playing anything at all. I know the answer is some form of just find something you intrinsically enjoy, but is that really all there is to enjoy out of life, consuming media?SinisterSlay posted... </cite><quote>I think the problem is there is entire nations hiring bot farms to make the Internet as toxic and misleading as possible.My theory might get proven in a few years after Russia falls if we suddenly see less toxicity.</quote>This is cope. Everyone is botting, especially with the advent of generative AI slop, not just Russia. And the botting wouldn't be so effective if there weren't genuine people around to be baited by it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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