‘What’s a dead feature of the internet you still secretly mourn?’ – 17 sorely-missed parts of the online world

10.
‘A decent Google. No social media. Youtube that didn’t have paid partners and endless ads.’
-Time_Substance_4429

11.
‘Actually being able to read articles that weren’t hidden behind paywalls. Constant ads and fake clickbait.’
-grootdoos1

12.
‘I miss when the internet felt like a different world where everyone was creative and genuinely just wanted to share stuff with others. Now online has just blended into our real world, there is no escape.

‘The worst part? Your only purpose is to be sold to, nothing is real anymore, you cannot trust a soul because they are being paid to tell you whatever it is they are posting about. I feel like no matter where I go online or irl I’m walking down a hall full of hasslers and kiosks trying to sell me cheap crap. Everything is a scam.’
-ceceae

13.
‘That everything could be decorated and customized, like MySpace. I miss it so much. Dead internet theory isn’t just a theory… I swear. I miss when the world had color and personality.’
-EpicThunderCat

14.
‘Adobe flash. Rip all the web browser games :(‘
-hotdogwaterlvr

15.
‘Functioning Google searches’
-jimvv36

16.
‘Yt dislikes’
-Legitimate_Bat_5781

17.
‘Honestly, I miss when it wasn’t so accessible. I miss when every family had a “computer room” or even just a nook with a desktop and using the internet or computer was its own activity. Having it on our phones makes it so easy for it to infiltrate every other aspect of our lives… QR codes for restaurant menus, social media, apps for making appts, etc.’
-Quiet_Excitement_272

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