The internet is a walled garden now, that desires a pound of flesh from everyone for every little thing.
It is no longer an egalitarian happy place for the exchange of ideas
It is no longer an egalitarian happy place for the exchange of ideas
Facebook and Google are not the Internet, they're just websites same as any other.
You won't find as many 'home pages' as back then, in that sense the likes of Facebook have done real damage, true. The sheer expansion of the 'net means you'll find plenty of interest outside of the gardens anyway so instead of pining for days long past I'd suggest to gear up for the here and now and for days to come when the blight of Facebook and their ilk are nothing but bad memories.
Just look at how Youtube and Spotify captured everyone's attention despite torrent infrastructure being easier and better than ever to use