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Originally Posted by PornMD
I think that's a good chunk of why. Back then it was a small fraction of the people that are online now, and ultimately there were probably a much higher percentage of cooler people back then. Now, it's just a virtual representation of society which is shitty...if I wanted to mingle with shitty society, I'd do that offline.
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I don't know about "cool". The real difference is intelligence... and the people who weren't intelligent were at least quiet.
The proliferation of junk and junk content can be traced back to Google AdSense for monetizing it and feeding it. The signal to noise ratio was a lot lower beforehand.
The generation of kids who essentially grew up with the internet and are now adults aren't exactly stemming the tide of stupidity or mediocrity either.