If its used for legit science and research purposes its the best thing ever, especially when the team can't physically get together.

Medicine
Diplomacy
Energy
Weather
etc

1 thing I do blame it for is ruining music! When Napster created the 1st download music site, they probably didn't think about the long term damage it would have on music & bands down the road...

This is 1 of the reasons why music became so terrible over the past 2 decades! Crap that sounds like absolute garbage; is what's considered popular these days! It used to be when an album became Gold or Platinum, it earned it in sales!

It only accelerated the activity (& population) of this entire world, in a BAD BAD way.

It should have NEVER been released to the general public.

AND most of us would be doing much more important and meaningful (more physical) things, than just sitting on our a$$e$ 💩talking about junk & more junk & wasting our health and time on Steam OT, or other toxic media sites.

引用自 989：

Been using it since the days of Win95. Many things came from it (good & bad). It also ruined alot of people!

If you look at things from another point of view, it also opened up opportunities for new bands to get discovered, a new band appears, people like it and share the link to others, suddenly the band has gone from being unknown to very popular. I use the internet to find new, upcoming bands.

引用自 ~Ren~：

引用自 989：

Been using it since the days of Win95. Many things came from it (good & bad). It also ruined alot of people!

If you look at things from another point of view, it also opened up opportunities for new bands to get discovered, a new band appears, people like it and share the link to others, suddenly the band has gone from being unknown to very popular. I use the internet to find new, upcoming bands.

Like I said "good & bad".

引用自 989：

引用自 ~Ren~：

If you look at things from another point of view, it also opened up opportunities for new bands to get discovered, a new band appears, people like it and share the link to others, suddenly the band has gone from being unknown to very popular. I use the internet to find new, upcoming bands.

Like I said "good & bad".

You also said it ruined music, I disagree. While tastes might have changed over the years, people now have a huge selection of music to choose from.

引用自 ~Ren~：

You also said it ruined music, I disagree. While tastes might have changed over the years, people now have a huge selection of music to choose from.

Rock died because of it! Sure, there are a few good bands & songs here and there, but nothing like the way it was before 2006. After the (indie) band phase, Rock officially DIED!

And don't even get me started with the current pop, rap & country music these days. Absolute Garbage❗ 🤦🏻‍♀️

i still remember the first time i used the internet back in 1998. i was a young kid back then living in california and i went on the internet on the computer in my local public library. i started on yahoo and i clicked one link after another and eventually i ended up on a porn site. the librarian found out and kicked me out of the library. this really happened hahahahaha.

Mankind ruins everything. The internet can be used just for good but of course mankind screws things up.

引用自 989：

引用自 ~Ren~：

You also said it ruined music, I disagree. While tastes might have changed over the years, people now have a huge selection of music to choose from.

Rock died because of it! Sure, there are a few good bands & songs here and there, but nothing like the way it was before 2006. After the (indie) band phase, Rock officially DIED!

And don't even get me started with the current pop, rap & country music these days. Absolute Garbage❗ 🤦🏻‍♀️

Rock is still going strong, it might not appeal to you as it's new and you can't associate any kind of feelings or emotions with it as you can with older music, that doesn't mean it's dead.

I still listen to older bands, I also listen to new bands, some are upcoming and I've never heard of them before, the music might not appeal to me, but I'll give it a listen anyway as it might be something new I enjoy.

My music tastes are varied, that's the beauty of the internet, I can find new bands, listen to older bands, browse soundtracks from games, I can also listen to previews of songs not yet released, all at my fingertips, no waiting for deliveries, hoping the CD or LP isn't scratched when it arrives.

Music is not ruined, it's waiting to be discovered.

引用自 Worldzworstgamer2025：

Mankind ruins everything. The internet can be used just for good but of course mankind screws things up.

proof or gtfo

引用自 BigBadBug：

i still remember the first time i used the internet back in 1998. i was a young kid back then living in california and i went on the internet on the computer in my local public library. i started on yahoo and i clicked one link after another and eventually i ended up on a porn site. the librarian found out and kicked me out of the library. this really happened hahahahaha.

I believe it. Our school had the same problem. There were no filters back then.
Thanks alot Hugh Hefner. You ruined peoples' lives❗

引用自 Worldzworstgamer2025：

Mankind ruins everything. The internet can be used just for good but of course mankind screws things up.

That's why I always get triggered when people talk about going to other planets to colonize.

"Why? So you can mess them up like you did this 1!?"

The general narrative of the human species is that we develop technology MUCH faster than we develop a safe, sustainable, and ethical way to use it...

The Internet is definitely a prime example.

引用自 OoOoOoooOOoOoorgle：

The general narrative of the human species is that we develop technology MUCH faster than we develop a safe, sustainable, and ethical way to use it...

The Internet is definitely a prime example.

It'd say that argument is still yet to be decided