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elaine [she/her] leminal.space Someplaceunknown@leminal.space
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2006 internet: RSS feeds, forums, communities of hobby blogs, where people post about interior design, fashion, and music for free  2026 internet: sponsored content, paid partnership, buy my merch, try my supplements, invest in my crypto, click link in bio to unlock the secrets of life for $30

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LastYearsIrritant sopuli.xyz LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2025-02-20
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All that stuff still exists, mostly where they used to be.

If you're not using it, you moved on, not them.

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Romkslrqusz lemmy.zip Romkslrqusz@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-06-04
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All that stuff still exists, mostly where they used to be. If you're not using it, you moved on, not them.

Eh… sort of.

Social media has largely replaced the personal blog.

Most forums shifted to subreddits. Then Reddit enshittified to monetize user content for LLMs, a lots of folks (myself included) burned their post and comment history on the way out.

All that stuff still exists, in some of the places it used to be.

The ones that are still around are more the exception rather than the rule.

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SolacefromSilence fedia.io SolacefromSilence@fedia.io
Joined: 2024-04-22
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Eh… sort of. Social media has largely replaced the personal blog. Most forums shifted to subreddits. Then Reddit enshittified to monetize user content for LLMs, a lots of folks (myself included) burned their post and comment history on the way out. All that stuff still exists, in some of the places it used to be. The ones that are still around are more the exception rather than the rule.

I want to hijack this conversation to post the obvious but not reminder, that when you find dead links and content that's no longer available, go check the wayback machine and Internet archive... it's been soooo useful.

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ohulancutash feddit.uk ohulancutash@feddit.uk
Joined: 2025-02-16
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All that stuff still exists, mostly where they used to be. If you're not using it, you moved on, not them.

Mp3 blogs did migrate to shitify playlists though.

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perishthethought piefed.social perishthethought@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-07
#6 · Quote Reply

So glad I never experience any of that "2026" nonsense. Lemmy/Piefed for the win

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greenskye lemmy.zip greenskye@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-06-12
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All that stuff still exists, mostly where they used to be. If you're not using it, you moved on, not them.

Most indie games no longer seem to have forums. Some don't even have wikis. It's just discord and Reddit these days.

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Romkslrqusz lemmy.zip Romkslrqusz@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-06-04
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I want to hijack this conversation to post the obvious but not reminder, that when you find dead links and content that's no longer available, go check the wayback machine and Internet archive... it's been soooo useful.

And reveddit.com :)

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workerONE lemmy.world workerONE@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-11
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2006 Internet: Tom is your friend and everybody posts fun animated gifs

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A_norny_mousse piefed.zip A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip
Joined: 2026-02-04
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I disagree with the generalisation. I get the juxtaposition, but making money online was a big thing in 2006, too, just as free platforms and sane conversation still exist in 2026. See present company.

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