I’m not saying people are not entitled for recognition as the the perpetuators and propagators (there’s a better word,but it escapes me at the moment) of innovative ideas and designs, nor am I suggesting that they not be allowed to profit on those assets, ither tangible or conceptual. Where the line should be drawn is when those ideas become so cosmopolitan in their reach as to be necessary for existence. A few things do exist that fit this bill already, the Internet itself being one of them. One company or government may own the servers it resides on, but as a concept nobody can “own” the internet, just as no one can “own” the ocean, or a holy text, or “own” an experience (the set dressing and location perhaps, but not YOUR feelings and reactions, which are unique to YOU.)

This is a philosophy that imposes a faustian bargain to success in business: the larger your business, the less it belongs to YOU. If your business is all encompassing, (such as in a monopoly), it ceases to even be yours AT ALL.

Not trying to argue, merely provide more context.

that they expected it to eclipse real people AT ALL is both telling and slightly disturbing.

This. That’s why it’s here. The other stuff is the “why it sucks/additional info”

and the weed was better too. That might just be the high tolerance speaking though.

Remember when the 1900’s were called the “20th century?” Pepperridge farm remembers.

Hyper capitalism of the 1980’s would be considered quant, by today’s standards

I think it was around 2014, but it’s been a slow downhill ever since. I used to visit many sites in my nightly rounds, but it became just Imgur, YouTube, Reddit, and NewGrounds, for the most part around then. I just lost Reddit to a perm Suspension, and I swore of Imgur after it got to woke to post jokes and dark humor/observations. (and they IP banned me for 6 months)

Yeah, not surprised, but it was a last straw kind of thing. That post would have passed muster once upon a time, but the AI mods are not compatible with political posting. Of ANY stripe. I’m just pissed I can’t post in my frequented communities anymore. This place doesn’t have a community for Minecraft looks like, nor would I expect the types of people who post there to make a switch, let alone get Mojangs’ endorsement. I took this opportunity to setup a Substack (not much better, but at least the mods wont butt in unless I get extra spicy, or so they claim), and get on board with BlueSky… I swore off imgur a few years back because the toxic woke got to infuriating- AND I’M A LEFTIST, I suppose I can quit reddit too. SMDH.