Let the internet be grimy
Why though? Early internet nerds may feel like they have a hegemony over this domain, but it belongs to the public at large, made up of all types of people with varying levels of risk and criteria for what they deem is acceptable public discourse.<p>Not to mention the fact that one person&#x27;s grimy is another&#x27;s milquetoast, so what do you do about that? Moderation is the organic balance that resulted from years of trial and error.<p>I miss the old internet as well, but I know the internet is not just for the weirdos and nerds (anymore). Every road in the world does not need to be the Autobahn.<p>What would really be saying something is if people stopped using platforms they don&#x27;t like. But that&#x27;s like taking a drug user away from his dealer--they both need each other in a perverse, symbiotic relationship. It&#x27;s not that hard to leave platforms anyways, teens have already mostly stopped using FB.<p>The most uncharitable bone in my body thinks that people who don&#x27;t migrate off Twitter etc. like being the &quot;cool&quot; guy who doesn&#x27;t like that stuff and having others around to read that. But I suppose that&#x27;s just my opinion.