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@hamishcampbell @ricardojmendez The disappointing take is that there never was a golden age of the web.
The web didn't begin as individuals. It started off in academic institutions and was extremely professionalised. This was what I call the \"profdoctor\" era, in which the web consisted mostly of academic profile pages and scientific papers. Individuals were only able to run servers much later.
Also the profit-seeking corporations were never trustworthy. Back in the day web users literally hated Compuserve and AOL with a desk-thumping passion. They were an early form of Big Tech monopoly.
@hamishcampbell @ricardojmendez The disappointing take is that there never was a golden age of the web.
The web didn't begin as individuals. It started off in academic institutions and was extremely professionalised. This was what I call the \"profdoctor\" era, in which the web consisted mostly of academic profile pages and scientific papers. Individuals were only able to run servers much later.
Also the profit-seeking corporations were never trustworthy. Back in the day web users literally hated Compuserve and AOL with a desk-thumping passion. They were an early form of Big Tech monopoly.