• Nakoichi [they/them]@hexbear.net
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    6 days ago

    Yeah as someone around for the early days of the internet that shit gave me whiplash. It didn’t start with facebook though, MySpace was the real patient zero.

    • Mugenhagen [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      5 days ago

      At least MySpace had the excuse/gimmick of promoting bands and indie artists and whatnot, it may have been the catalyst behind the modern state of social media, but it was definitely a different beast back in it’s hayday compared to what social media became post MySpace craze. (Also back when the internet/websites in general were just more fun in general and things sites/home pages could be personalised if you knew some basic CSS)