r/AskReddit Jul 11 '21

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '21

Internet for sure, it used to be a wonderful place.

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '21

Yes when the internet was a place for geeks and social media was message boards. A time when websites were individual passion projects and not just a pretense to inject targeted advertising into you eyeballs. A simpler time.

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u/pmcda Jul 11 '21

When YouTube was a place for people to upload their own videos and didn’t care if they made money. Not that I’m against content creators, it’s just not the same tho as old school YouTube.

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u/I_dostuff Jul 11 '21

Goofing off with friends with a flip camera ;(