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< Death of the Internet (or not?)
~Howdy!
You've genuinely seen the Internet, then. Admittedly, I've only been using it since the early 2000s when I was right out of kindergarten, so we've definitely experienced different "growth spurts" so to say. I've always been fascinated in the early "Internet" and how so many techies have made it become the way it is today - even Reddit, for example, was once just a place to discuss tech (mostly) after all.
I can understand your feelings toward bulletin boards/social media/etc. though. It's sometimes dangerous to share your ideas. Ironically, I find this website more comfortable to share my feelings than on my public Twitter account because there is a free-range of people here. I think those topics (politics, gender, etc.) are important to speak about for many so I don't want to discredit those people (it does affect plenty of us after all) but it's hard to have honest conversations when the algorithm feeds off what's shocking or will drive off the most engagement - not what's fruitful or helps inform people.
I am definitely upset though about the lack of indexing. The Internet was built to share info, not hide it behind a login or paywall. Though of course, there are seedier aspects of indexing which is why I use alternative search engines besides Google since many of those are paid or SEO driven. That's a whole other topic though.
I think though you have a healthy relationship with the Internet and I salute you for it. Hopefully, we can all learn how to tune out some of the noise and focus on what matters. It's just hard when the Internet really IS everywhere.