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I want to be left alone (2024)

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179 points car | 3 comments | 03 Sep 25 01:11 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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rootusrootus ◴[03 Sep 25 01:25 UTC] No.45111255[source]▶
I feel this so, so much. The internet was so much better before it got commercialized and polluted with non-stop politics, hype, influencer crap, etc. I just want to be left alone, I know what I want, I don't want you to try and force it on me, trick me into it, etc. I want to have a functioning email account my friends can use where the messages won't get drowned in a sea of spam. I want a phone that only rings when someone I know calls.

We've created such a shithole, a perfect mirror of society I guess.

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reliabilityguy ◴[03 Sep 25 01:50 UTC] No.45111430[source]▶
> The internet was so much better before it got commercialized

I wonder if we can say the same about our streets (billboards, neon signs, etc etc) compared to, say, streets 200 years ago?

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1. esseph ◴[03 Sep 25 02:00 UTC] No.45111504[source]▶
I know a few towns in various US places that do things like:

1. Prohibiting large signs that can be seen from far away

2. No stores over 2 stories tall

3. No big box / chains stores

And wow, those places are magical!

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2. tomrod ◴[03 Sep 25 02:10 UTC] No.45111564[source]▶
2 is probably too low for a city. 6 to 12 outside a business center hit just right.
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3. esseph ◴[03 Sep 25 02:36 UTC] No.45111719[source]▶
These places won't turn into cities - partially because they outlaw large chains / businesses :)

It's all locally owned business.