Comment by 01HNNWZ0MV43FF

The Old Internet was a whalefall - Information online was fairly trustworthy while being more convenient and more plentiful than in-person information.

The whale's been eaten now. The broader Internet is mostly not trustworthy, or convenient, and the information is not even very plentiful.

People will and are retreating into high-trust zones. In-person networks, product recommendations from real friends, and closed group chats.

It's not the end of the world, but things have changed. We'll have to put more work into finding information than we're used to.