Why do I get the impression that most of the commenters here haven’t noticed that the wider fediverse, and of course kbin.social, are made as an attempt to solve this exact problem.

You’re here because we’re trying to fix this!

I’d put my money on spritely.institute rather than the current system, but whatever; we are trying!

This is a great article. I’m gently, slowly crawling out of the cave I’ve been hiding in. For a few years now I’ve kept away from all social media. I got freaked by a revelation that all of the techno joy I had growing up for the amazing new tools of the internet, was built on shady foundations. From my cave I have witnessed these horrors. I crave the community, and the connection, though, and so am tentatively taking measured steps. Starting here, maybe mastodon… we’ll see. Hope to see some of you along the way.

That article was such a good read. It was a less a stroll down memory lane, and more being hit on the head and dragged down memory alley. But, it was so worth the read.

Insightful, evocative, well-written, and 100% pertinent to what is going on these days.

Thank you for sharing this.

Anyone reading my comment who just read a bit of this article or skimmed it - please do yourself a favour and devote 10mins to reading the full thing.

Welp, felt that in my bones. Excellent piece, very much enjoyed it. I share the perspective in that I’m only a couple or so years younger.