Offbeat

Offbeat

Reminiscing on the old internet

One of the benefits of being born in the early-mid 90s is living the first days of the 'Write' era of the internet, when publishing was democratized.

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Aziz Alangari
Feb 20, 2024
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I recently began reading Read Write Own by Chris Dixon, which took me on an emotional rollercoaster of recalling all of the social media platforms that arguably shaped who I am today.

The book begins by summarizing the history of the internet and takes you down memory lane of when it all started, what platforms survived, died, thrived and ultimately cont…

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