[eddaross]

I think what a lot of us also might miss is the sense of ownership and creativity that came with personal websites and blogs. People used to have their little corner of the internet where they could express themselves however they wanted, whether it was through HTML coding or just sharing their thoughts. Now it seems like almost every blog is trying to sell you something.

[watwut]

Personal blogs without SEO do still kind of exist - but the way searching algorithms work, the "organic" content just wont show up. You can have one, but basically no one will ever find it and you will give up.

[musicale]

For some reason "influencer" is considered good, but "advertiser" is not.

Though youtube promoting videos that make money is an unsurprising feedback loop.