diff --git a/src/posts/2024/the-internet-isnt-dying-its-changing.md b/src/posts/2024/the-internet-isnt-dying-its-changing.md index c763ccc8..f2ffdd64 100644 --- a/src/posts/2024/the-internet-isnt-dying-its-changing.md +++ b/src/posts/2024/the-internet-isnt-dying-its-changing.md @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ date: '2024-03-12T14:00-08:00' title: "The internet isn't dying, it's changing" description: "Ok, maybe some of it's dying. I believe it's too far reaching and too deeply-embedded to really, truly be dying. What we're seeing is a bust cycle for commercial social media and information-driven platforms. It's pretty clear that traditional social media is on the wane — growth has plateaued for Facebook, cratered for Twitter (X — whatever) and Reddit's besieged users are being fed into the gaping maw of yet another AI product. They're not alone — so many of these platform companies are “evolving” to mine captive user data for AI models." tags: ['tech', 'social media', 'blogging', 'Mastodon'] +featured: true --- [Ok, maybe some of it's dying.](https://www.wheresyoured.at/are-we-watching-the-internet-die/) I believe it's too far reaching and too deeply-embedded to really, truly be dying. What we're seeing is a bust cycle for commercial social media and information-driven platforms. It's pretty clear that traditional social media is on the wane — growth has plateaued for Facebook, cratered for Twitter (X — whatever) and Reddit's besieged users are being fed into the gaping maw of yet another AI product. They're not alone — so many of these platform companies are “evolving” to mine captive user data for AI models.