That&#x27;s a bit cynical. Or realist. Some people would argue strongly that the web made revolt or rescue possible in some aeras.<p>Twitter has a little value as a live wingman for Google. Parts of reddit were very helpful in some actions (finding missing people), almost self organized .. that was something special IMO. Youtube as sink for forgotten videos too (alternative filming of music events etc etc).<p>I tend to see the web as a waste of time. Even HN is mostly fancy tech-centered zapping nowadays (I speak for myself). It&#x27;s also an ever changing market of trends, from socnet websites to some of its technical structure.<p>That&#x27;s why nowadays I mostly look at old and limited network medias (ML, IRC). Where the communication is lighter but of higher information content (not always but on average).<p>[1] I also wonder about the ecological effects of all these website. I hosted a gif on imgur the other day, one hour later it used a few GB of bandwidth I felt crass. Even the social side .. so much waste. Let&#x27;s all meditate and lower the planet blood pressure.