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How the Creator Economy Destroyed the Internet

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83 points ecliptik | 10 comments | 08 Dec 25 16:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.32s | source | bottom
1. dale_glass ◴[08 Dec 25 18:39 UTC] No.46195968[source]▶
I don't think I've seen a web design this garish even on Geocities.

It's like somebody set out to do what the 90s Geocities couldn't, using modern tech.

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2. tzs ◴[08 Dec 25 18:49 UTC] No.46196093[source]▶
That's not garish.

This is garish: https://yvettesbridalformal.p1r8.net/

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3. Abekkus ◴[08 Dec 25 18:50 UTC] No.46196099[source]▶
This CSS is specific to the article. Not the same across the site.
4. acessoproibido ◴[08 Dec 25 18:51 UTC] No.46196113[source]▶
I quite like it, really fitting for the topic too
5. anon_cow1111 ◴[08 Dec 25 18:58 UTC] No.46196197[source]▶
Ngl, I had a split second of "oh damn did I just pick up a url hijacker somewhere?" Especially with awkward gifs at the bottom.
6. dylan604 ◴[08 Dec 25 18:58 UTC] No.46196205[source]▶
90s Geocities sites never looked that clean.
7. acessoproibido ◴[08 Dec 25 18:58 UTC] No.46196207[source]▶
This is genius tbh a work of art
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8. dyauspitr ◴[08 Dec 25 19:04 UTC] No.46196264[source]▶
Probably a matter of taste. I like it, it’s clean.
9. rickydroll ◴[08 Dec 25 19:34 UTC] No.46196583{3}[source]▶
Is this another example of we did it because we could, but didn't ask whether we should?
10. futuraperdita ◴[08 Dec 25 20:52 UTC] No.46197516[source]▶
> It's like somebody set out to do what the 90s Geocities couldn't, using modern tech.

This style is basically a sort of nostalgiacore and that's exactly what it's trying to do. It's heavily influenced by Web 1.0 and the time-smear of 1990s-2000s early Web culture.