[tqi]

There is no reason why "the point" of the internet has to be dictated by people who happened to be online in 1995.

[damnitbuilds]

No one mentioned '"the point" of the internet'.

Try and follow the discussion.

[SilverElfin]

Sure, it doesn’t have to be dictated by anyone. But there is still value in what the GP said. Considering ideas for what they are, and evaluating them on their merits, is a better way to discuss things.

In the least, showing locations (which can be faked), or implying that someone in certain geographies is more legitimate, is incorrect. If someone lives near me and is commenting on some local issue, they can still post fake AI-generated images, or spread misinformation, or mislead with missing context, or whatever. Those problems still exist, and the need to consider the information on its own merits still exists. So what do you really gain?

[coldtea]

There's a big reason: they see all the development of the internet, and can compare what's good and what's shit.

[wkat4242]

The internet was one hell of a lot better place to be back then, just saying.

Though it's commerce that really broke it.