• @[email protected]
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    46 months ago

    I was a little after you, I played a few BBS games, but was mostly a forums guy.

    I’m not really talking about the harassment so much as the mental engagement required. It just feels like things on the internet are becoming more like tv in the sense that people are passive consumers and not engaging in actual conversations or meaningful interactions. And most content used to be created by average users with little to gain financially. Now everything is monetized with influences and…

    • Flying Squid
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      36 months ago

      But isn’t that what they’re claiming is the problem? Harassment and the like?