ProviderJul 25, 2023

How do you guys remember the early days of the internet? What do you miss about it?

https://feddit.de/post/1850883

How do you guys remember the early days of the internet? What do you miss about it? - Feddit

Wanted to ask you about this article, how do you remember the early days of the internet (I was sadly too young at that time). Do you wish it back? And do you think it can ever be like that again? I would be very interested

Show threadbstixJul 25, 2023
I miss written tutorials. I hate how every tutorial is a YouTube now. I don’t want to watch 15 minutes and forget to pay attention for the second that has the detail that I am missing or it just doesn’t show. Even short tutorials are 3 minutes when it could have been a ten second read. I want to skim a page and go directly to the point. Has writing really become that hard to do?
Show threadWhatTheChelJul 26, 2023
@bstix @Provider This! I'm not sure who is more at fault. Is it that writers don't want to write or that readers don't want to read (causing writers to shift from writing)? Either way it is torture. I'm a fast reader. Videos go at their own agonizing pace. Who thought this was a good idea???
Show threadWylieCoyoteUK 
@WhatTheChel @bstix @Provider No, its because google prioritises search results that point at Youtube so they can push ads at you..
The stuff is often out there, but hidden below the Youtube links.
Jul 27, 2023 at 1:54pmWeb
Show threadWhatTheChelJul 27, 2023
@wyliecoyoteuk @bstix @Provider I'm sure that's true, and I skim right past those. But I'm not even talking just about things I've googled. A lot of people I've followed for information on different topics have started pivoting to video because they say they get more traction, presumably because more people would rather watch than read. I don't know whether that's the right analysis (maybe also just easier for the creator to talk than write?), but something is definitely shifting that direction.