I miss that Internet

When I started using the Internet, people didn’t come here for riches.

They didn’t “create content” to lure you into a “funnel” to pitch products at you.

They didn’t chat with you purely to evaluate whether or not you’re a Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL).

They didn’t contribute to things only because there’s an invoice at the end.

We used to create together for the joy of making a “web” worth visiting. We all made it better, together.

We used to chat together for the joy of sharing common interests, and mobilising around ideas because of it.

We used to contribute to projects we liked because thats how things got made. A bit of all our time, together.

I miss that Internet.