Seventy-seven percent of middle-age Americans (35-54 years old) say they want to return to a time before society was “plugged in,” meaning a time before there was widespread internet and cell phone usage. As told by a new Harris Poll (via Fast Company), 63% of younger folks (18-34 years old) were also keen on returning to a pre-plugged-in world, despite that being a world they largely never had a chance to occupy.
I am 26 and I dont want to return. I grew up before the internet getting dial up when i was about eight. The problem isnt the internet its biliondollar services that make their money through getting as much attention as humanly possible.
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Same age here. However the problem is not only that, but also our (as in “people enthusiastic and understanding of it”) failure to communicate to “normies” (yes, it’s a derogatory term, but a deserved one) what the Web is and how it should function, and what are the threats.
I’m very optimistic about Locutus (Freenet 2023), looks quite similar to things I dreamed about for a long time, only this time it’s real. Imagine dreaming about spaceships and then seeing one built for the same general goal, but for bloody real.
It may really be a changing point (provided it doesn’t get banned and regulated, which is unironically a risk ; remember how BTC ban was being considered in many countries until it became clear that it doesn’t have the potential to be a daily currency due to well-known downsides).
Checked out Locutus’ FAQ, and wow, I see what you mean. For anyone that wants to check it out, pretty cool stuff.