If you had a time machine that could set the internet back to what it was like in a certain era, when would that be?
I'd say 2005-2015. Mature enough to be useful, but didn't really go to shit yet.
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I'd say 2005-2015. Mature enough to be useful, but didn't really go to shit yet.
That sounds like it would be pretty epoch.
November 21st 1998 at 20:38pm ET and it stays there forever
2003, and hold it there.
Anytime pre-facebook allowing signups to anything but .edu email addresses
peak newgrounds.
Definitely before 2016, agreed
Null. Back to when it didn't exist. This was a mistake.
Any time before 2005, when YouTube started the mass corporatization of the Internet (Web 2.0)
The time when people were doing strange and funny websites by cut and paste design on Geocities and Angelfire, new music was found on MySpace, vinyl rips of rare obscurities were posted on blogs you follow in Reader and expanding your music catalogue was amazing on SoulSeek.
I'm quite happy that movie distribution have evolved beyond blocky 1-2CD DivX;-) though.
1998, the internet was a wonderful place back then. I have made some deep connections with people i havent seen yet, but i still talk to them regulary. I don’t think thats possible now.