The Internet Was Never a Third Space

The fact that normies never embraced the idea that the 'net was a great place to have 'alter egos' and just be free from insane societal peer pressure really is wild. Instead they used the internet to double down and make it impossible for non-conformists to escape. The idea of the internet as a third space for co-identities, "avatars", "pseudonyms", doesn't really exist for normies. They love selfies and IDs - the net is a purely marketing platform for their Face, like the mall. They love Facebook....

A dark-mode social media post argues that ordinary users never treated the internet as a third space for pseudonymous identities and freedom from social pressure. The quoted post contrasts online alter egos and nonconformity with selfies, real identities, Facebook, and marketing, making the joke a sarcastic lament about normies turning the internet into another mall. It is used as a reaction to discussions about internet culture, anonymity, and the loss of the old web. EN: A dark-mode social media post argues that ordinary users never treated the internet as a third space for pseudonymous identities and freedom from social pressure. The quoted post contrasts online alter egos and nonconformity with selfies, real identities, Facebook, and marketing, making the joke a sarcastic lament about normies turning the internet into another mall. It is used as a reaction to discussions about internet culture, anonymity, and the loss of the old web.

• @gentoomemes / 18081 2025-08-02