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submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 128 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah honestly. The Google ad-based search system created a set of incentives that just destroyed the internet! I miss the days when people created their own fun little quirky websites like Ian's Shoelace Site. That used to be every site on the internet!

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Holy crap I remember that

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)

But do you remember Geocities?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I had an Angel fire site

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Every 3-5 years, I go and check on my Angelfire. It's still there today.

https://ibb.co/WPH835P

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Your old site isn’t just fire, it’s angelfire!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Lucky! Mine's gone, and I honestly can't remember if I deleted it

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Am I old if I remember xoom?