"Usenet is dying: news at eleven" -pretty much since 1985

Before the Internet, there was Fidonet, and before that, there were mailboxes. And you know what? All that shoot that's going on today was already happening back then: Shitstorms, Bullying, Doxxing, it all happened. Only that it was a small community of nerds, with no celebrities, politicians and influencers, so all it was was a storm in a teacup, that could easily be ignored.

So when 'Social' Media appeared, I instantly knew that this was a bad idea, and never used it.

I did indeed try Mastodon a few years back, and found it to be the same pile of steaming manure that I had expected.

The solution? Except better education, I don't have one.

I keep to small communities of decent people with the same interests, and that's it for me.

The author is talking about a specific corner of the internet, and specific corners of the internet have died death after death.

Everyone knows the classic examples - MySpace, Digg, Slashdot.

I've also been using the net since the 90s, and I can confirm that it has been getting worse since then.

I've been feeling the same lately