The Boring Internet
5 hours ago
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- #digital-resilience
- #internet-culture
- The internet's commercial layer, dominated by platforms and ads, is dying or changing, causing a sense of loss.
- Beneath this, a 'boring internet' persists, built on old protocols like email, IRC, RSS, and NTP, which are federated, durable, and not owned by any single entity.
- The boring internet survives because it lacks a CEO, is too federated to centralize, and is too awkward to fully monetize, making it resilient to trends like AI-generated content.