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The Internet is Worse Than Ever – Now What?

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What it is

A Kurzgesagt video arguing that social media's problem is information flooding and tribal polarization. It suggests a return to smaller online communities and more in-person interaction.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it in threads about dying forums and social media as a lens on why smaller communities suit us better.

  • 5 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2023, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “I view social media through this lens now.”

    Reframes echo chambers as information flooding

    johnsmith1840, 2025-11 · Strong recommendation · in “How to stay sane in a world that rewards insanity”

  2. “I found the recent Kurzgesagt video on this topic illuminating, and an essential perspective”

    Essential perspective on social platforms and information flooding

    audunw, 2023-12 · Recommendation · in “Elon Musk brings Alex Jones and Infowars back on X after user poll”

  3. “I find that Kurzgesagt's video on social media touches this subject very well”

    Covers why smaller forums beat mass social media

    rockbruno, 2023-12 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Reddit died, nothing took its place. What will happen when HN dies?”

  4. “There is a Kurzgesagt that I can recommend about this!”

    Why small special-interest communities suit our brains

    jug, 2023-12 · Recommendation · in “People aren't posting on social media as much”

  5. “you might find this interesting if you haven't seen it already”

    Relevant take on social media dynamics

    lorean_victor, 2024-02 · Recommendation · in “Can we get more decentralised than the Fediverse?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: social media, echo chambers, online communities, polarization, information flooding

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