Hexbear is the last fun place on the internet
this post was submitted on 22 Sep 2023
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The internet started doing this about 5 years back. Thought covid would bring it back to the hobbyists and people but it became more about streaming and shopping. The rest became more about conspiracies and fake shit. I remember the early 2000s internet. You had a website for everything. And I mean EVERYTHING! Even early youtube you could go off on a tangent but now the sidebar is all thots and influencers trying to sell you shit you dont need.
I like these federation sites now I've discovered them. Feels more in line with the early web, even if I dont always agree with every single political stance.
Did you ever use Stmbl (formerly Stumble Upon)? For those who may not know, it was an add-on for Firefox. It added a button to the toolbar and when you pressed it you were taken to a random website someone else in Stmbl suggested. That thing was great, I found so much crazy random stuff. I'm pretty sure it's still around but most of the links are dead.
Never actually used that one, no. I missed out on it due to the early web being so varied. Its like comparing biodiversity now with 150 years ago, I suppose.
It's gone afaik, but ViralWalk is a good replacement