Jared ForsythMay 2, 2024
Ashe Dryden
"The first page of Google results are links to pages that have scraped other pages for information from other pages that have been scraped for information. All the sources seem to link back to one another. There is no origin. The photos on the page look weird. The hands are disfigured. There is no image credit." https://www.takahe.org.nz/heat-death-of-the-internet/
Heat Death of the Internet - takahē

You want to order from a local restaurant, but you need to download a third-party delivery app, even though you plan to pick it up yourself. The prices and menu on the app are different to what you saw in the window. When you download a second app the prices are different again. You ring

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May 2, 2024 at 4:40pmWeb
Show threadJeff Miller (orange hatband)May 2, 2024
@ashedryden Public library and Wikipedia as the remaining gems amid the info-dross.
Show threadChristian WaidnerMay 2, 2024
@ashedryden this is so good, thanks for writing this by hand ;)
Show threadBecca 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇺🇦 🇸🇩 🇵🇸May 2, 2024
@ashedryden
"Your Gmail is approaching storage capacity."
(I've got 5 already 😉)
Show threadEd G.May 3, 2024
@ashedryden This is great, but why is it tagged "fiction"?
Show threadchebraMay 3, 2024
@ashedryden Now if all the people working on improving the AI algorithms do a great job, then the only change in this paragraph will be "The hands look ok now". #BrightFuture
Show threadmeinwilhelmMay 7, 2024

@ashedryden

Its so true and so sad.

I just missed:
After checking the 3rd paid streaming platform for your favourite movie from 10 years ago and finding only shitty Remakes, you ask your nerdy forum friends. And one not exactly legal whatevershare download later, you sit back and enjoy.