The Internet Is Dying. We Can Still Stop It
IT's FOSS, Monday, November 3rd, 2025
I have a theory: Most people from mine and slightly older generations (early 80s kids) still remember the first time we went online unsupervised.
It was late 2001, I was 18 years old, which was an admittedly belated entry into cyberspace compared to my peers, but the fact that I remember when and where it happened, and what websites I visited, should underscore my point, especially to younger readers: the internet felt like a revelation.
Why would I bestow such gravitas and import to that one hour over two decades ago, in a tiny internet cafe, on Internet Explorer of all things?