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Originally Posted by Kich867
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Social media is likely the single worst thing that was ever introduced to the internet.
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I agree, the good things it has brought are outweighed by the bad things.
You could argue that EQ and message boards (like this) were the early form of social media.
http://bhagpuss.blogspot.com/2019/04...everquest.html
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One of the reasons frequently cited for the decline of the genre is the contemperaneous rise of social media. It's become a truism to assert that turn-of-the-century MMORPGs were the social media of their day. For many hundreds of thousands - millions - of people, playing an online game provided their first and for a while their only experience of talking in real time to friends and strangers around the world.
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But the Internet was still closed off, typically only one way to access it. That involved money, time and interest and that is beyond most consumers. Self filtering.
Less rules and post whatever you want because "relax, it's the internet."
Cellphones made it real, translates into the real world. Did any of you old school guys read about something crazy on the Internet then go do it, later try to use an excuse like "but I seen it on the Internet.."
How much do we have to walk on eggshells now, will promoting a raid and beating an enemy team be seen as hateful or whatever-the-hell the new kids are on these days.
This doesn't typically make good music or games. What is counter-culture today and do we still need one?