A recent fediverse discussion had me ruminating on how the face of the internet, and tech in general, has changed drastically as it gets molded by powerful interests. For any generation Z who might not have been around to experience the web as it was in the 90s or aughts, I wanted to share a few key changes I have witnessed not only as time flows on but also since I’ve remained well insulated from the larger shifts unlike so many others. The change just in the last few years has been atroci...
