General Discussion

Because I was thinking just half an hour or so back about how Trump is mainly known for reality tv, which works by capturing ratings through emotion manipulation. The net is a bit like that too. Not exactly a good fit for serious policy decisions, focused work etc.

(Incidentally, I have sensitive hearing..it is not very fun..)


I first saw this game world/the net seeping into the real world in 2011. It looked like a lousy idea then, it looks worse today as many seem to truly get addled into forgetting the old reality circa 2008 which I will never give up on.
Ffs that was just 18 years ago.
Unlike Winston in 1984, I vividly remember life before this shit, connecting things beyond all sense and reason, destroying health/attention and work..

Ironically I am constantly posting online on what (to me) is mostly the old web taken at face value, to try to send a stop and pullback signal at least locally, before I can wrap up and go offline.