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Always online was a mistake (lemmy.world)
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[–] 7 points 2 months ago (1 child)

The idea that the AOL nobheads would just sit there inside their walled garden was hilarious.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 months ago

    In hindsight, the internet gradually evolved back into walled gardens by some measure.

    Sure it's "open" compared to the old walled gardens of yore, but seeing as a small handful of large companies now make up the vast majority of non-ai internet traffic, we arguably went full circle.

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