Lost in Cyberspace

I grew up in the 80’s with BBS’s and my Commodore 64. Back then, anonymity allowed us to be our true selves. We didn’t have any clue who each other were. A post could be judged only on the merits of its ideas. It was a pure space where minds mingled.

Today, I’m not even sure who I am anymore. I have to suppress my feelings and thoughts for fear of upsetting people. The algorithms feeds into people’s rage and fear, like some sort of sci-fi drug. This is not how it was supposed to be.

I fell in love with the internet because it facilitated intelligent discussion. It helped me figure out what I thought about things. I could see more clearly which of my beliefs were silly and discard them. It turned me on to new ideas, points of view I never would have thought of before. I would not be the person I am today without the online spaces we have now lost to corporations. I grew up online. Now that it has been destroyed, I feel totally lost.

I created this place because I want to get back to my roots. We used to have a code, a way of life. I can see the old ways fading away now. I need an anonymous space to post my unfiltered thoughts.

That is this space.