I was on bulletin board systems pre-internet as a kid and spent too much time on the web in the late 90s. I've seen it evolve from java applets and flash to something better.
Though I don't like social media much anymore and worry about the effect of screens on kids, I still love the internet and value what it makes possible.
I don't buy into these arguments of things used to be better. It's the same argument that older generations used with younger generations for music, cars, or clothes. The list goes on.
It's subjective. Technology enables new possibilities. Everything grows or dies and life moves on.
It's not that the internet used to be fun. It's that the internet changed and people tend to stay the same and not want things to change around them.
I was on bulletin board systems pre-internet as a kid and spent too much time on the web in the late 90s. I've seen it evolve from java applets and flash to something better.
Though I don't like social media much anymore and worry about the effect of screens on kids, I still love the internet and value what it makes possible.
I don't buy into these arguments of things used to be better. It's the same argument that older generations used with younger generations for music, cars, or clothes. The list goes on.
It's subjective. Technology enables new possibilities. Everything grows or dies and life moves on.
It's not that the internet used to be fun. It's that the internet changed and people tend to stay the same and not want things to change around them.