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Is the internet finally unusable? A call to return to faxes and landlines
Original: Is the internet finally unusable? Time to go back to faxes and landlines
A Guardian opinion piece argues the internet has become so cluttered with ads, bots and low-quality content that it may be effectively unusable, suggesting society forgot how to do things offline after embracing digital life. The author floats a tongue-in-cheek return to older technologies like fax machines and landlines as a remedy, tapping into growing frustration with the modern web.
Why now: Widespread frustration with ads, AI slop and degraded online services is fuelling debate about abandoning the internet for older technologies.
Rank over time, top of the chart is #1. 48 snapshots from 11 h ago to 2 min ago.
Evidence
- Is the internet finally unusable? Time to go back to faxes and landlines · The Guardian
We embraced the internet and then forgot how to do things in the real world
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