What hopeful future never arrived?
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When I was young, I was so amazed by the Web, because I love books and thought of it as one big infinite library. I thought it would help make people less ignorant and cure stupidity (hey I was a precocious 10 year old!). Oh boy, was I wrong, especially with the Advent of social media and fake news. People are just so addicted to gossipy tales instead of learning about the world.
I thought we would become a big hive mind able to cure anything, but nope cats and ads...
On the other hand.... Maybe we are still so new to all of this that this is just a phase?
I mean... maybe?
We need a serious reform on how our data is protected and handled. Right now it's far west and lobbyists make sure it stays like this. In the coming years, data will be the center of our evolution as a human species. We more than need it.
-- 14 year old me
Yep, there is nothing I can add, you said it all.
They promised us an enlightened future and all we got was bigger close minded planet-sized hate and a digital 1984.
I still have hope that future generations will take it back and forgive us.
Truer words, never spoken.
In my opinion, I think it was a mistake in the first place to think that internet was supposed to do only good things. It's setting such a high expectation on it, while in fact it doesn't have to, so it's not exactly a broken promise, in my opinion. Just like all technologies, it has the good and the bad. Gotta take both.
Sure, some people are just so addicted to gossipy tales instead of learning about the world, but obviously a lot of people are now less ignorant, especially the younger generations. Compared to pre-internet, I think people nowadays are more self-informed, has easier access to information. Free courses online, free-licensed e-books or Wikipedia (big infinite library like you said). Curing stupidity, of course, I was one of them that got cured! If not for internet, I would've only known things they taught in school and would've not become a web developer.
You're right, though, bringing the awareness of the bad ones is important, but in my opinion, bringing up and cherishing the good ones should also be done equally.
Sorry, my curse is to split hairs. If not for the internet, no one would be a web developer. (But I know what you mean.)
Hahhaha, that's a good one, didn't notice that at first 😂
Damn this is way too well said
I want to frame this.
Do it, unless you don't have a printer, there's no impediment to hang this up IRL. 😁
Well, this infinite library is still here in the web. You simply clicked on the wrong link somewhere. :D
my unfinished projects
It’s hard to say as computer technology is in a state of constant flux and has a hyper rate of evolution. But I would say,
EDIT: In my original comment I said the biggest blow to internet freedom was the EU but I had meant Article 13 The European Union Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market.
Sorry for any confusion.🤦♂️
I'm curious, how is the EU blocking free/open Internet?
Laws like ‘article 13’ , although not directly affecting open and free internet access, could lead to strong more extreme laws which will affect open and free internet. As there is no strong opposition to these laws, also these laws have affects outside the EU borders. It may well be the beginning of over regulation.
Freedom. Then GAFAM and other corporations came and like usual, they try to control everything.
An Easy life after doing bachelors in computer science.
Want to insert a
new Promise()joke here but can't think of any.Promise: with this new technology we'll all save a lot of work!
Reality: we only work harder and someone up the chain is making even more money than they did before.
Promise: with this new public transport chip card it's much easier to book train tickets!
Reality: train ticket subscription services have become incredibly complex so you're almost guaranteed to pay too much.
So far, the technology has met expectations. But as is often the case, it's the people that ruin it (current company excepted, of course). I appreciate the often introspective posts on dev.to. As is evidenced by the "what is your biggest weakness" posts, people here are willing to accept their own flaws and the flaws in others. The wider Internet would benefit greatly from being similarly introspective, as well.
Like my mom used to say, "when you're pointing the finger at someone, remember you have four more fingers pointing back at you."
"when you're pointing the finger at someone, remember you have four more fingers pointing back at you."
This is a strong saying, never seen that before.
The actual saying is that there are "three fingers pointing back at you", but my mom always said four. :-D But it's an old saying here in the US.
Any technology that promises you can write one set of code to run on multiple platforms.
Do we begin with 'the paperless office' or jump straight to 'star trek'? ;-)
Faux-promises were broken, but anyone paying attention enough has always known the difference between someone legit & not. If you wanted to swallow it, you did. If you didn't you didn't.
The only actual thing broken is their chance of winning. If you have never had the wind in your face, it is very hard to handle when it finally arrives. Sorting hat is sorting.
It's just getting fun again.
Build some stuff because new things are on the way. Be the fixed promised. You people, right here reading this thread.