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hunter

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5. Sites like Facebook are a Mississippi River of raw sewage.

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 12:05 PM

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Complex algorithms shield their more discerning customers from the worst of it.

Fully moderated "Web 1.0" sites like DU exclude the multitudes who would piss in the pool.

What constitutes "pissing in the pool" is well defined here.

A lot of us here on DU experienced firsthand the rapid collapse of DU's "open to all points of view" sister site Discussionist. It was an overflowing pool of stale piss when it was shut down.

Facebook doesn't care if they are river of raw sewage or not. All they care about are the numbers and they'll do whatever it takes to hold you there.

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Is DU the last true forum from Web 1.0? If not, any recommendations? [View all] Oneironaut Saturday OP

I find the best ones tend to be by subject matter. The Madcap Saturday #1

Wonderful! Thank you! Oneironaut Saturday #2

If you are looking for something that recreates even earlier internet experiences, try this: hunter Sunday #3

Sorry you seem to have bad experiences. On facebook, I have family, and friends. On reddit which I only started using... electric_blue68 Sunday #4

Sites like Facebook are a Mississippi River of raw sewage. hunter Monday #5

I use the ext. Fluff Busting Purity Marthe48 Monday #7

Tbh, I'm really just tired of "internet culture," and, it bleeding into everyday life. Oneironaut Tuesday #8

Ah, got it. Makes sense. 👍 electric_blue68 Tuesday #10

The Gear Page justaprogressive Monday #6

Awesome! Thank you! Oneironaut Tuesday #9

You can lose yourself there justaprogressive Tuesday #12

I looked once for about 15 minutes, just out of curiosity, regarding if a left wing... chouchou Tuesday #11

Not For News Or Poltics, That I've Found ProfessorGAC Tuesday #13

MetaFilter is quite interesting. IcyPeas Tuesday #14

Interesting! This is definitely a super nostalgic looking page! Oneironaut Yesterday #15

Slashdot too hunter Yesterday #16