Why the Internet Isn’t Fun Anymore

That's why we have Too Hot and Swamp Gas, where there is no hierarchy, lots of interaction, and we can all equally piss each other off.

 

I can't even think of the last interesting website I stumbled upon. The Internet is basically like 10 web pages for me now, unless I'm shopping for something relatively obscure.

 

There's what, maybe 40 active posters here? That's what makes it fun.

 

Yeah, and then I use vpn and clear browser history.

 

I only clear my browser history after I embarrassingly have to Google the proper spelling of a really basic word. I don't need anyone stumbling on that.

 

It’s fun in spurts

 

Glad I'm not the only one that does that. Sometimes when I do google it, the word still doesn't seem right.
Weird.

 

How do I get to the Dark Web? There must be some good stuff there. Or is that just something from a movie?

 

I started facebook back up a few months ago to catch up with some old friends from school and work. It’s been great so far. If I dont like their posts I ignore them and down vote pop ups I don’t like. I’m a classic car and oldie Goldie music guy and get to see a lot of those.

 

I let my wife glean through the myriad of Facebook and Instagram posts until I hear her laugh out loud; then, I ask her to share, essentially delegating the mind-numbing search for something interesting and new.

Now, I have missed a lot of food pics.

 

On X I get so many young “women” followers with half-nekid photo-avatars of themselves who all claim to be hot for me because I look so cute in my avatar (that’s a photo of my dog) and want me to subscribe to their online site. Block, block, block. Also have to wade thru all the sports betting ads and Laura Loomer posts. I open the app less and less.

 

TOR

 

I've always struggled with the notion of web surfing. From my earliest existence on the net, GC has been the first/last page I visit. I do get some interesting tips from posters on this site, though. Things about weather or science. I wouldn't know about the Athletic if it were not for GC. For me, it's pretty much GC, Youtube (music, yacht tour videos, whiskey reviews), and email.

 

I limit my recreational screentime to GC, Reddit, and Connections and whatever project I'm working on. Like, in currently preparing to build some DIY acoustic panels with movie prints on them. And of course, sometimes porn.

 

I suspect your concern is more about what this is doing to others than what is available to you, personally. There are more sites to visit than time allows for; it's up to us to pick the ones that give us what we are looking for. Quite often, the comment section is at least as entertaining as what is presented to be commented on. Not sure I'd value them for meaningful discourse, though. I tend to avoid sites like Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok unless it is sports related. Anything from schedule news to interesting stats to replays of fun or rare events. When it comes to news sites, I love how easy it is to find counter-perspectives of what is being presented. Sometimes it's hard to tell whether or not we're being presented almost exclusively with one bent angle, so it's interesting (at minimum) to seek out what an alternative perspective looks like. Even when proper Internet discussion is not available online where you'd like it to be, it's always material that can be brought back for discussion among live and present people.

I think it's ok to "turn off" your brain for a while. Like with anything else, balance is important. Maybe it's not so much the "what" but the "how much?"

Go GATORS!
,WESGATORS

 

Nobody was talkin' about porn.

 

Ha-Ha! Complaining about “far right commentary” and “disinformation” on the internet.

Sounds like karmic payback for 2020.