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@Catvalente@wandering.shop

2026-09-05 04:06 UTC

Every once in awhile, in the midst of my nights, I’m struck dumb with awe and a strange, refracted grief: It’s legitimately fucking *crazy* how good the internet used to be

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  • @dnkboston@apobangpo.space 2026-09-05 08:54

    @Catvalente@wandering.shop Remember that time you could search the web and find what you wanted?

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  • @aredridel@kolektiva.social 2026-09-05 04:10

    @Catvalente@wandering.shop So much this. Today we know the remnants that made it, but it used to be that around every corner was a Kiddofspeed or an Ian's Shoelace Site. You'd go to flickr and see ordinary people's photos of anywhere in the world, and it wasn't all curated for the clicks, but it was organized enough that it worked like a sort of street view. You'd find someone's recipe book, and someone who created endless puzzles you could download and play.

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  • @StefanEJones@dice.camp 2026-09-05 04:20

    @Catvalente@wandering.shop Remember Web Rings? It was like randomly teleporting into someone's hobby room or shop, where they'd show you cool stuff.

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