The real internet, is long gone.

[MisterSpock]

Disappointed in your lack of hope, C'mon man.  

However, you are spot on!! Ah, the glory days of BBS, alt.2600 & alt.usenet groups, the feeling of freedom, them were the days. I had recent flashbacks of all that when I watched the "Halt and Catch Fire" show.



Dr. They explains how what people perceive as the truth is twisted and turned until no one knows or cares about it anymore.





It’s current iteration expresses itself as an MMO/ARG re-enactment LARP of the Battle of Thermopylae.

The Internet today is...



Resulting in...



Cybernetic/PsyWar Stratgems are being deployed against the population to antagonize and distract the bottom 90% while the US is being liquidated and folded into a global governance system. Ideological cordyceps are rampant in the evolving adversarial memeplex.

Its a great show, really did a good job of capturing the excitement of this when it emerged, even though it was mostly fictional. I'm going to watch it again, for about the 4th or 5th time now.

is that the name of the show? Cybernetic/PsyWar? Would love to check it out.

I thought I highlighted it in the post I quoted, Halt and Catch Fire is the name of the show.