The emergence of social media has destroyed all the small communities to standardize communication and information.

It’s a bit of a digital version of rural exodus. And since 2017/2018, I’ve noticed that everything that, in my opinion, represented the internet has disappeared.

I’ve known Lemmy for a few hours and I feel like I’m back in the early spirit of the internet.

  • Fletcher@lemmy.today
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    5 days ago

    Came here to say exactly this. Capitalism breeds consumerism - and consumerism destroys everything.