Unintended consequences

Posted May 29, 2025 14:33 UTC (Thu) by dskoll (subscriber, #1630)
In reply to: Unintended consequences by Cyberax
Parent article: Cory Doctorow on how we lost the internet

On the contrary, the earlier Internet was relatively much richer in quirky, niche content that today's internet full of vacuous influencers and AI-generated slop.

People who make quirky, niche content are not typically in it for the money, and if they are, they'll soon learn something called "reality". If there were fewer slop sites drowning them out, they might be able to attract a bit more financial support.