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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is his website in pure HTML? It’s got that 90s nostalgia.

The blog post talks about choosing a side, but the average user doesn’t have the know how or desire to move away from the default enshittifying web. The generation growing up with smartphones are fed targeted advertisements as a steady diet. To be fair, I see the kids just flipping through the obvious ads. But it’s harder to ignore when their favorite influencers are advertising stuff as part of a bit.

And for that reason I think we’re moving rapidly towards that dystopia we see in sci-fi movies and shows, like Wall-E.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is his website in pure HTML?

There is some CSS in there...

Lots of blogs out there like this, if you're interested. Fedi people like indieweb and "smol" things... And Gemini too.

This blog is made with a bespoke Python site generator: https://sr.ht/~lioploum/ploum.net/

For more nostalgia:

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I do love me a Web 1.0 site. Shoutout to Simon Stalenhag.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I looked through that thinking, "Cool, looks like the Tales from the Loop artwork."

Then I realised it is, indeed, the Tales from the Loop artist... Which is a quite decent mini-series/anthology on Amazon Prime that is worth a rainy-day binge.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I have the board game and I quite like it... even if it's a pain to setup and teardown.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the links!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I think the dystopia we're moving toward will be more like the Fifth Element

[–] astraeus 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I personally have already prepared for the future by watering my plants with Gatorade, they love electrolytes

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Technically they crave electrolytes

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Gatorade has electrolytes...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Towards Cyberpunk 2077 minus the cool cybernetic parts.

Google is trying to become NetWatch and build a huge BlackWall (WEI) to control it all.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Do we at least get the cool dark aesthetic 🥲

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You're never too old for a rave

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Best I can do is emojis everywhere.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

🤔…🤝 😂

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It will be Super Green!