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I don't think it's just the attention economy. I think the Internet was bound to replace a lot of the time that people spent with friends. There's just too much interesting stuff too conveniently accessible.



I’ve got a feeling that if you looked at the average persons average internet usage it would not be full of interesting stuff.


The world is full of people who find things interesting that I don’t but that’s a fact about me, not the world.


What would happen if you tried a meetup with nearby people to read&discuss what you found interesting?


Key word: "conveniently".

I can now (probably, not sure if this exists) don my Apple VR set and walk around Machu Picchu or the Sistine Chapel.

But this would be a vicar experience. Just like reading lots of Wikipedia pages on, I dunno, Brutalism will not make an architect out of me.




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