Just looking at the major websites, I can't help but think that they're increasingly getting locked down and heavily monetized. Twitter, Reddit, YouTube, Pinterest, Tiktok, etc.
What went wrong? Why did we go from having a world-wide web that used to be freely accessible to everyone, to a set of silos that only serve money generating customers?
How did we go from a proliferation of ideas in the form of various websites and forums to centralized gated websites (e.g., Reddit)?
What went wrong? Why did we go from having a world-wide web that used to be freely accessible to everyone, to a set of silos that only serve money generating customers?
How did we go from a proliferation of ideas in the form of various websites and forums to centralized gated websites (e.g., Reddit)?