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iammjm • today at 6:02 AM • 2 replies • view on HN

This is fucked and I hate it. Internet is (was?) about convenience and direct access. I understand there are challenges that need solutions, but this ain’t it

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GJim • today at 10:07 AM

> Internet is (was?) about convenience and direct access.

Was.

Maybe you are to young to remember the (pre-spam) days when it was polite to leave your SMTP server open for others to use?

intended • today at 6:14 AM

> was

Yep. Was.

This isn’t the internet you grow up on. This is an internet scoped for bots and organizations.