80 The absolute sanitization of the internet has been a slow drip process, but it really ramped up at around 2015. (media.communities.win) posted 1 year ago by Uncle_Adolf 1 year ago by Uncle_Adolf +81 / -1 47 comments download share 47 comments share download save hide report block hide replies
I think the turning point was the removal of goatse.cx
I know you are joking but hear me out - the human mind needs occasional shocks and surprises for it to know what is shocking and surprising.
If you try to remove “shocking” things then your brain rebalances and you need to remove even milder “shocking” things.
Its like these people become addicted to safety.
I think you're on to something, make me a 5000 word thesis on the evolution of the internet, goatse.cx as a case study, and the epistemological downfall of availability of information.
Every day Marxists are thirsting for more safety:
https://twitter.com/houmanhemmati/status/1612635584539033603?s=21