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[Hobbesy]

Do you think the internet isn't what it used to be? Recently I've seen a lot of restrictions and idiocy here on the internet, and it feels like the whole network as a whole is dead. Nothing is really new anymore, most things I see are just rehashes of old memes or sites of days gone by.

Edited by Høbbesy, 21 September 2008 - 04:54.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Ted Stevens said:

The Internet is a series of tubes

Better install a new bathroom.

[Hobbesy]

Dr. Strangelove, on 20 Sep 2008, 23:56, said:

Ted Stevens said:

The Internet is a series of tubes

Better install a new bathroom.

This is exactly what I'm talking about.

[Alias]

I personally wouldn't call it dead... just less "different" and "exciting" as it once was. I remember back in the day before everyone had internet (our family has had it since the early 90's)... you felt so special. Now... it's overrun with faggotry as anyone and his dog can access the internet.

[Dr. Strangelove]

I wouldn't worry about it, the Internet is HUGE!

[Rayburn]

I agree with Alias. Back then, the internet used to be something special where people made new experiences whenever they logged in to it. They tried to be kind, respected rules and watched their spelling and grammar. Now it's just full of shitty fads, dodgy characters and 12-year-olds who exploit the web's awesome anonymity to talk about their skewed thoughts on tits.

Edited by Rayburn, 21 September 2008 - 05:48.

[Jok3r]

Rayburn, on 21 Sep 2008, 1:41, said:

I agree with Alias. Back then, the internet used to be something special where people made new experiences whenever they logged in to it. They tried to be kind, respected rules and watched their spelling and grammar. Now it's just full of shitty fads, dodgy characters and 12-year-olds who exploit the web's awesome anonymity to talk about their skewed thoughts on tits.

Amen to that, mate. It really isn't quite the same as it once was. I don't know if its going to get better or worse, but ya can only hope, no?

[Rayburn]

Expect the worst, hope for the best. That way, disaster will not hit you unprepared and any positive development is a nice surprise - the essence of pessimism.

Edited by Rayburn, 21 September 2008 - 06:05.

[CommanderJB]

Oh, come on. The internet is larger and has more on it for everyone - it's growing at the rate of billions of pages a day if I remember something I heard correctly. There are hardly any more idiots around now than there were two or even four years ago. Everything just looks nicer and there's more of an opportunity for people to voice their thoughts, which is probably where the perception of hordes of morons taking over the internet comes from. I've learned much more from the internet this year than I probably ever have.

[Ghostrider]

CommanderJB, on 21 Sep 2008, 2:49, said:

Oh, come on. The internet is larger and has more on it for everyone - it's growing at the rate of billions of pages a day if I remember something I heard correctly. There are hardly any more idiots around now than there were two or even four years ago. Everything just looks nicer and there's more of an opportunity for people to voice their thoughts, which is probably where the perception of hordes of morons taking over the internet comes from. I've learned much more from the internet this year than I probably ever have.

Totally agree with the Commander on this one. I'd add that the internet allows anyone with a computer to become an expert in almost any subject. For example, I've been teaching myself the guitar for about a year now, and everything I've needed I have been able to get from the internet (youtube, guitar tab websites, etc.). I'm also a car aficionado, and having a forum totally devoted to my specific type of car is EXTREMELY helpful. And of course we have to mention the amount of money we can save using the internet, whether through eBay, online stores, or just searching for good prices in general.

So no, the internet is definitely not dying. To quote Yuri: "No Comrade General... It has only just begun."

[RaiDK]

Rayburn, on 21 Sep 2008, 16:03, said:

Expect the worst, hope for the best. That way, disaster will not hit you unprepared and any positive development is a nice surprise - the essence of pessimism.

I take this approach to everything in my life. I'd say it's worked pretty well for me thus far.

[Dutchygamer]

It ain't dead for me. I spend more time on it then before...

[Dauth]

I spend more time on it than before, but I think my list of sites visited regularly is down to about a dozen.

[E.V.E.]

I don't think it's dead. What I do think is that it has changed.

I can't recall that the stupidity of some People was that big years back, or I simply didn't meet the "right People" back then.
Then again, I can't realy say that I was often online because of my awesome 56K back then.

About things becoming old, I agree there aswell. There only are realy few Memes I find funny, most of them are just plain boring.
What I also noticed was that some People made the Internet their second Life, doing things that are completely irrelevant / make no sense, taking some things just way to seriously and that they realy like to disrespect alot of People for who knows what reason.

There are good things aswell though. You can meet some nice People ( If you go to the correct places that is ... ) that share your Interessts.
Also, the Internet is the Place to get Stuff you couldn't normally get, like rare Soundtracks, Games etc.
Not only that, we can now find out nearly everything we want, atleast when you can handle google.
You got the most powerfull Information Center infront of you, so use it.

- E.V.E.

[Chyros]

Dauth, on 21 Sep 2008, 12:15, said:

I spend more time on it than before, but I think my list of sites visited regularly is down to about a dozen.

Just that.

[Warbz]

I'm now on more than ever, I'm always learning new things, you just have to look past the idiots.

That reminds me of the old saying...
Make it idiot-proof, and someone will make a better idiot.

...Just thought I'd throw that in there.

[Lizzie]

The internet dead? No, just weighed down under the collective amount of garbage that it has collected over the years. It just needs a pruning.

[Stinger]

The internet was exciting when it was the newly fangled thing in our household over ten years ago.

Now it's just there as there is a certain familiarity with it. I don't think of it as being alive or dead, but as Dauth has said I have cut down on the amount of sites that I visit to about as many as you can count on two hands. No, I'm not polydactyl.

[Slightly Wonky Robob]

CommanderJB, on 21 Sep 2008, 7:49, said:

Oh, come on. The internet is larger and has more on it for everyone - it's growing at the rate of billions of pages a day if I remember something I heard correctly. There are hardly any more idiots around now than there were two or even four years ago. Everything just looks nicer and there's more of an opportunity for people to voice their thoughts, which is probably where the perception of hordes of morons taking over the internet comes from. I've learned much more from the internet this year than I probably ever have.

You do remember correctly - http://forum.cncrene...showtopic=26520

Until you (anyone saying the internet is dead, or whatever) have read each of those trillion pages, you can't really say the internet is dead... If you're looking for cool, original pages, I'd suggest trying stumbleupon, you can find some damn interesting stuff through that

[Ion Cannon!]

Dauth, on 21 Sep 2008, 11:15, said:

I spend more time on it than before, but I think my list of sites visited regularly is down to about a dozen.

Thirded. Although up until just over 4 years ago I just had 56k anyways. The internet is still great for many things, but many game communitues have become over-run with idiots.

[Nem]

Your just not as happy with life right now. The internet is a bottomless cookie jar.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Nem, on 22 Sep 2008, 3:45, said:

Your just not as happy with life right now. The internet is a bottomless cookie jar.

QFT

[RaiDK]

Cookie jar with the occasional sea mine

[Foxhound]

EVE's post is pretty much my attitude. It's changed, but it's not dead at all.

[Arkhadancia]

Indeed E.V.E. has summed up the situation.
Particularly on the music on internet where you can find something very rare and valuable that I could never get otherwise (trade, bootlegs, youtube, etc...).


- Arkhadancia