terrible. 20 yrs ago, the internet was full of hobbyist blogs and forums. over time, these have been replaced by paywalled substacks and private discord channels, each a walled garden. google's decision to prioritize AI just makes it less likely ppl will create free, public info
The obvious conclusion to draw from snarky pieces like this is that it’s extremely difficult to learn a second language you don’t need for day-to-day communication as a grown adult. This is an extremely mainstream conclusion in linguistics, but a forbidden fact in Canada.
what happened to mastodon? What's happening on there? I haven't logged in for a while. Are people really using threads? Clearly the internet needs microblogging somewhere.