what ruined the internet (and what to do about it)

Before we can really solve the problem that we're in, it's important to try to figure out how we got here and why we use the internet in the first place.

Why we do things:3 reasons to do something1) entertainment/relaxation2) performance/ego3) financial gain/survival I boil everything down to these three factors. They're the underlying reasons for why we do/maintain certain endeavors, and the things that we do on the Internet is no different. But I don't think that those are the reasons that ruined the internet, because these are things that apply to everyday Life as well. Not just the internet. Ex1) gaming 2) karaoke 3) going to the gym 4) hobbies 5) organizing things These are just examples of things that can be done without the internet, and can subsequently be enhanced by the internet in some way through marketing. =====================================================

Ultimately it's my opinion that marketers ruined the internet. It was marketers that sought to monetize communal spaces and fun activities online. It was marketers that set the standards and the expectations by lying to us about metrics that were unattainable. It was marketers that sold the stories about how people who were brought in through nepotism were actually everyday boys and girls who somehow blew up on the internet. It was marketers who actually opened the door for everyday boys and girls so that they could blow up on the internet, then they turned around and sold us the story about how it could happen to us. But marketers were doing these things way before the internet. It's called advertising, and that's what marketers do. They sold us out. ======≠======Endeavors need structure in order to survive. A lot of times people put things together for performance reasons without fully committing to the necessary structure that is needed to keep that activity operational If you don't enjoy structure then you won't enjoy financial or performance endeavors.This is an issue that we see within ..