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If I could unmake the Internet I would in a second, without hesitation. The lack of local community as everyone moves to a global gray sameness is the grossest

If I could unmake the Internet I would in a second, without hesitation. The lack of local community as everyone moves to a global gray sameness is the grossest thing to happen to this world. Using it as a crutch to fool yourself into what you think is normal is not healthy and it's not a solution to real problems. Omegle disappearing is neither surprising nor sad, and it's nothing personal against them specifically. I expect to get down voted to oblivion because no one likes to hear harsh truths, but the internet has been a net negative for us all

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Aeolun 3y ago
I’m not sure if I’d call the internet itself a net negative. Somewhere around the time it was incepted it was fine. Exchanging emails and whatnot. But what it has become now… I dunno, I regularly have calls with my family on the other side of the world. That’s definitely a positive. Everything attendant to the internet I do not like. The way it’s become nearly a requirement of life.
- will5421 3y ago
  But would you have moved so far away from your family if you couldn’t have kept in touch with them over the Internet?
  - Aeolun 3y ago
    Probably, yeah. Phone calls would have sufficed. Video adds something, but sending regular letters and pictures would have been fun in a completely different way.
poisonborz 3y ago
Except for potentially most of the population, the internet provided a more vibrant, welcoming, supportive and rich community than their local community ever could. The "gray sameness" is a recent phenomena and commanded by legal and state abuse, that a lot of the commenters above here lament about.
- fullarr 3y ago
  I would say that the online community has always been superficial It feels good but you are still alone It's never been a good thing, it's been a time sync and it's why birth rates are down, depression is up, loneliness is rampant, and everyone is addicted to narcissism machines
SixDouble5321 3y ago
We must refuse the Khala to maintain our individuality. Like the Nerazim.

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Aeolun 3y ago

I’m not sure if I’d call the internet itself a net negative. Somewhere around the time it was incepted it was fine. Exchanging emails and whatnot. But what it has become now… I dunno, I regularly have calls with my family on the other side of the world. That’s definitely a positive. Everything attendant to the internet I do not like. The way it’s become nearly a requirement of life.

will5421 3y ago
But would you have moved so far away from your family if you couldn’t have kept in touch with them over the Internet?
- Aeolun 3y ago
  Probably, yeah. Phone calls would have sufficed. Video adds something, but sending regular letters and pictures would have been fun in a completely different way.

poisonborz 3y ago

Except for potentially most of the population, the internet provided a more vibrant, welcoming, supportive and rich community than their local community ever could. The "gray sameness" is a recent phenomena and commanded by legal and state abuse, that a lot of the commenters above here lament about.

fullarr 3y ago
I would say that the online community has always been superficial It feels good but you are still alone It's never been a good thing, it's been a time sync and it's why birth rates are down, depression is up, loneliness is rampant, and everyone is addicted to narcissism machines

SixDouble5321 3y ago

We must refuse the Khala to maintain our individuality. Like the Nerazim.