the internet is boring now.

[@seth3491]

It's all so sanitized and corporatized now

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

That’s the truth

[@SangiusInFerrum]

and censored.

[@Kenlaboss.]

@millo7295*Corporation wants to know your location*

[@Totino_tonio]

@millo7295thanks, I needed that

[@tropicalhorizongaming5459]

@millo7295officer balls

[@mainmanstan7405]

The internet used to be a playground. Now its an office.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

Great analogy honestly.

[@General_Eisenhower1945]

Yep the internet is nothing like it was in the early 2000s. It was pure, fun, and relatively harmless. Possibilities seemed endless. Then the ads started and regulation, scamming, and i think just general shitty behavior from the general population. At this point it really just seems to teem with the worst of humanity, more divisional than it ever has been. It would be great to go back to a time with no internet, the world could really use an internet reset

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

The early 2000’s was incredible

[@tomtech1537]

There's not much in the way of government regulation; the major platforms have done that to themselves to avoid it (and loss of ad rev or payment processors). Probably less divisional (I blame twitter for that), but agree with milo that people were always jerks... Though maybe less organised in their approach... I think it's pretty clear that the internet has enabled fringe communities that would have died in the sunlight of the real world (trying to tell someone you are flat earther in the 2000s would turn you into a pariah, but now they have a full blown society as an example).

[@nomadicstrength]

Something that has REALLY cropped up for me is how same-ey everything looks. Every thumbnail looks the same, every meme, every font, hell every comment section and interaction feels the same. You can even tell that people are flocking to cities that have older architecture, more character, cause even McDonald's looks like shit now. It's very unnerving at times.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

I agree. The thumbnails all have people doing crazy faces and stuff lol

[@tomtech1537]

Mr beastification.... I really don't believe thumbnail emotionface have that big effect on people clicking unless the audience you are most interested in is children.

[@pjorgen]

Even when I’m with people in person inevitably someone goes “hey watch this” and we all stare at their phone. The internet is real life now indeed.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

It’s wild lol

[@ChadAV69]

Man even in the past few months the internet has gotten way more boring. I’m refreshing my KZbin recommendations hoping it’ll give me something good and it just never comes. I really miss the old days of early 2000s internet. Gaia Online, RuneScape, Miniclip, old forums (for me it was ScoreHero, UltimateGuitar and GameFAQs), Disney VMK, it all had so much heart compared to anything online now.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

Man… I haven’t thought about miniclip in like a decade lol

[@Valkinsenn]

Geez, Gaia Online... "Now _that's_ a name I've not heard in a _long_ time..." I also miss Miniclip so much, along with iMeem and Grooveshark.

[@woodsgump]

Oh you’re not alone, I feel that way with the Internet AND KZbin. I remember around 2007-2010 it was so amazing & fun as a child exploring websites like Newgrounds, KZbin, MySpace, etc. KZbin back then was more soley on just posting the coolest videos and genuine parodies or fun. Now it has become a mess of itself filled with video game grifters/drama, conspiracies theories, AI content, depressing real life events, and worst of all: politics. I remember it all went to hell after 2016 (due to disclosed events which can be subtly be hinted). However there are some diamonds in the rough with channels like Dunkey, PewDiePie, Brahkie, and people like that always posting fun & comedic content rather than hyping on boring trends or generic content. I also don’t like these video game essays as well.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

Newgrounds was amazing.

[@BeastArmada]

This channel is genuinely such a goldmine. I wish sometimes KZbin and the internet could go back to simpler times, atleast relive it.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

Thanks. I agree, I would love to see some older internet/youtube content start to make a comeback.

[@OnyxBlaster109]

One topic about the Internet that always interests me is: "Where did all the child-friendly spaces go?". When I used the Internet growing up I sunk a lot of hours into Club Penguin (rest in peace), and the games page from Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network. From what I understand the sentiment regarding kids on the Internet today is they always end up in teen/mature spaces because almost all child-friendly websites have been shut down, died out, or a mixture of both and corporate meddling. The only one I can think of that still stands is ROBLOX, but that website's become more or less a reflection of the bad side of the Internet despite all the attention it's gained since 2010.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

That is true. Roblox is so popular right now.

[@tylertesla3678]

0:26 aye, yo! The "hub" lol jk 😂

[@theclown8426]

I loathe the internet now. I'm slowly distancing myself from it. In 50 years I'm not going to say man I wish I was on the internet more in my youth. I'd rather be glad to have let it behind than regret the wasted time I can't get back

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

Time is better spent elsewhere

[@antoniomiller367]

Only way to get back to the old internet is for everyone to agree to go back to it. You would need to get people to give up the advancements & comforts of the last 14+ years, which in many cases is longer than some of the people on it have been alive.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

Things that wouldn’t happen lol. But it would be nice.

[@M123-w1s]

I will count myself one of the lucky ones ! Well, that IS, until now .. I spent most of my entire life outdoors either climbing up old oak trees as child or exploring my surroundings, or actually physically meeting people. And had a small handful of friends, now no longer in this world. The only time, I had ever used the either net was only for educational purposes or seeking out knowledge or taking note of real people's life experiences. I've never used fb or weird stuff like twitter or telegram, etc.. I could stare at the walls for hours and use my own braines 😊, not "being" influenced 3y anyone or anything else. I enjoy listening to your content. Keeps me grounded. ThankU !

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

You’re one of the lucky ones.

[@oieci9801]

This vid was recommended at random to me :D and you make pretty good points, also, I'm so sad, KZbin used to be a place where I felt part of something, now I feel used every time I get maximum ad exposure trough all of it

[@Borgron]

If you watch on your pc, I would highly recommend uBlock Origin. Genuine game changer. I won't even use KZbin on my phone anymore, especially with all of the cringy political ads airing recently.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

That’s true. The push for KZbin premium is crazy

[@nickthepick8043]

This was a top-notch video. You nailed it. As a kid, I too was very excited to go online. Even Video Game websites for a specific game was fun to go on too. As soon as it spiked in the mid 2019's, that's when things started going downhill. And tumbling rapidly toward a ditch. I know I use it often, but there's a part of me that wishes to sever myself from it. It's why I stopped making KZbin videos largely. I also refuse to get a twitch account for making art because I find that people tend to use such platforms as an external source of validation for their commitment when that commitment comes from within. Like you said, time off the internet balanced things out. As a kid, I still made time to play with Transformers with my neighborhood friends, or read books out in the sun. It was just a cool little facet in every day life, not a substitute for everyday life things in of itself.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

We need time away from being online as well. Pre 2019 KZbin was awesome.

[@nickthepick8043]

@@ClassicHaloCommentary Agreed. I'll implement that strategy as soon as possible. Taking time away from the screen.

[@mikew2893]

Less creativity now. Less friends now, corporate websites, no more racism, everything is sanitized.

[@KiddRyzeDaGawd]

People were definitely getting paid on KZbin during those Golden Age years you described especially during 2016 when the adpocalypse happened. The partner program was introduced in 2007.

[@KiddRyzeDaGawd]

With that being said, I agree 100% that KZbin has fallen off. A lot of videos blend together and I'm not as engaged with most of the content that I find compared to the golden era. Some KZbinrs definitely break that mold, and you could argue that there were trends and methods to making hit videos back then especially with clickbait, but there was a charm and Innocence to early YT that I'll take anyday or the corporate sterilization it has now.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

Yes. Money was a factor in 2016, but it wasn’t as prevalent. I feel like it’s so focused on making money now compared to then.

[@skully_bonez]

Yeah I agree, plus for me it's really hard to escape it because ragebait is always pushed in the algo, and you can't help but engage with it even though you KNOW it's gunna make you feel worse. Not only that, but likes n all can be really addicting too, and it has been taking a toll on my mental health for a long time. I try to improve on it but then I just fall back into a spiral with it.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

The rage bait stuff is insane

[@thehypest6118]

The problem I'm having is that there is literally nothing to replace it when I disengage from the Internet, I have no family, there isn't anywhere to genuinely form proper connections with other humans, everyone I know is depressed or narcisstic, there's genuinely no life to step away into

[@Borgron]

@@thehypest6118 I can definitely relate. Where am I supposed to meet new friends? Walmart? Combine that with horribly rusted social skills, and the fact that I just can't seem to relate to anyone in my stupid generation (gen z). I swear, my hobbies are the only thing barely keeping me going.

[@thehypest6118]

@@Borgron yeah pretty much, I've done the rounds on all my local "meet ups" and Facebook social groups and they are a shit show of lonely people who are desperate, I really hate sounding hypocritical when I talk about it but I want to gravitate back towards something healthy, not climb down into a pit with other people who also don't have social lives

[@echodelta2172]

@@thehypest6118 man I know this is an old comment but you need to look up groups where healthy people gather. Sports, martial arts, outdoors groups.

[@waterbears9874]

Something I noticed about the internet is that there used to be specialized sites that had a specific community in mind. Deviantart for the artists, tumblr for fandoms, gaming forums for gamers etc. But every site is trying to have mass appeal now and it’s a big business cynical business now. I have so many thoughts on how the internet has changed man The internet used to be an escape from real life, now it’s an inseparable part of our life The only site I ever look forward to going on these days is deviant art. It’s a ghost town, but it’s comforting. It has history to it and it isn’t another cesspool site where everyone is trend chasing or fighting (as long as you disable ai content). Wish I could’ve seen it’s glory days

[@tomtech1537]

On the one hand I agree with you with the commercialisation converging on KZbin metas with commentators being massively incentivised to pander to their extreme end of their supporter bases. On the other, the quality of content being outrageously better which is to be expected when it used to be someone that had to do it part time to now they can hire researchers, script writers, etc. The volume of content being cranked out now is ridiculous, back in the early 2000s you could stay ontop of basically everything that happened on the internet in your fields of interest, but even staying on top of gaming content for a single game is hard now and feels like everything is rushing by and you can't keep up. I think that there's probably some anticipation : reward ratio that we used to have. If you think about rvb or purepwnage back in this time you had to wait a long time between eps (like TV), but now you can just binge as much as you can on topic/series and get over it and move onto the next (probably some theory on learning with spaced repetition here rather than cramming and what you watched being completely beige/bland). At risk of overreaching you sound borderline depressed, I find the need to spend time literally touching grass... there's always more internet but not so much life...

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

I’m far from depressed lol. I have incredible things going on in life. Appreciate the look out though man. 💪🏻

[@kaiserjimbo1943]

one thing that i like to do every now and then is try to find old websites/personal webpages of stuff im interested in and seeing all the old style of ui and what they thought of and stuff, its really fun, the best ones are from around 2002 for me.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

I do that as well lol. Glad I’m not alone.

[@kaiserjimbo1943]

@@ClassicHaloCommentary try finding really really old webcomics that nobody knows about, its pretty fun.

[@RoyalNexus101]

Whatever you do, do not look up old comment sections on archived videos through the Wayback Machine, it will legitimately make you cry seeing all the culture we've lost. People get so absorbed to the point of indoctrination in culture wars now that it taints any and all online discussion, combine this with corporate sanitation and people creating content with the hopes of profiting off of it and you get the current online climate we find ourselves in. I seriously don't know how people can just, be mad, angry, and illogical all the time, I went through that phase a bit in 2014 and I just find it utterly exhausting now. 2007 is usually attributed to the decline because of smartphones (and much before that, Eternal September), but I think stuff really started to go downhill around 2014-2016 for obvious reasons. I've actually thought about this a lot and I honestly believe that Twitter has been the main proponent behind current online discourse. Literally no matter where you go, someone is going to be linking to a tweet, or posting a screenshot of a tweet and getting upset or outraged by it, it's insane the reach it has compared to other social media platforms. It really has become an abhorrent scourge on the internet as a whole.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

I agree. The toxicity level is insane now.

[@Kenlaboss.]

Everything has become optimized, predictable and edged to the extreme, there must be a better way. Thank you for the video, it really made me think about it!

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

That’s the truth.

[@Contra7311]

Yep. I was tired of using Instagram and now all I do is look at my email then run through Twitter. Most of my time is on KZbin or Spotify.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

Twitter is wild sometimes lol

[@blamejohnath]

peak detected, bonfire lit

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

💪🏻

[@fuzzylilpeach6591]

What you're talking about is called the "dark forest" theory of the internet. Kyle hill did a good video on it. I miss the genuineness of the internet as well. I miss making friends on the internet like I used to. I wonder how we can win that back.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

I’ll have to look that video up. I miss the old internet for sure

[@ZmbiSlay]

I feel this. Everything (sadly now virtually too) is just " DONT SAY THIS ! DONT SAY THAT!! . I hate it. It's so........sanitized ? Instead of just unhinged fun

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

Exactly. Sanitized and bland.

[@Mieszkoproductions2024]

Something that I’m upset about on the internet KZbin is that KZbin censored history. Make a video about 9/11 no ad revenue even though you’re just trying to teach people about it. Same gos for ww2 even and KZbin has been doing this for years too.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

Yeah, idk why they don’t allow ads on those videos.

[@tomtech1537]

FB, Insta, YT... I loathe this... it is absolutely transparent that their only concern is advertisers at this point.

[@illum5234]

The internet could have been a creative haven with different areas for different intrests but yeah it became a bland corporate shit stain.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

Agreed. It’s so corporate now. It’s sad.

[@tylertesla3678]

Jokes aside, I agree. Even big channels from then are gone and there's nothing quite like it. Tobuacus is gone. PewDiePie is gone. The internet we knew is dead. Hell, the world we knew is dead.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

Agreed

[@MylarBalloonLover]

I miss how the internet was in the 2000s.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

Me as well

[@jcdenton4847]

The reason i think people are so mad at eachother online is theyre frustrated in their real lives. Through political psychosis, to the atomization and lonliness of modern life, and financial insecurity they lash out at eachother online because thats the only safe ans somewhat socially accepted way to do it. Truth is people are legitimately miserable now and from over socialization they need to let off steam in a passive aggresive manner. Why i deleted facebook but then after few months wanted to get on marketplace for interesting finds, then remembered why i deleted it. Only time im on the internet is youtube. Barely game online anymore. Sad whats happened to online gaming to. Its going through the same thing

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

I think you have a good point.

[@Davesoft]

With great effort the internet can be placeS again, rather than a singular place, but alas, that effort is great.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

It’s a crazy amount of effort you need to put in for that

[@fancypig]

As much as I relate, I must admit I get a slight tingly sensation when I see that "ClassicHaloCommentary uploaded..." notification

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

Appreciate you watching. 💪🏻

[@christopherwilliamson5433]

I completely agree with you. Especially the youtube part. I used to go on youtube to watch obscure anime. 3 part clips 8min format, excitingly looking for the next part light heartedly chatting about what would happen next. Now when I log on most of those videos were taken down. I lost access to a literal decade of content from small channels and friends. I get furious when I'm bombarded with 20 unskippable ads. What was wrong with side bar ads? Those were far more interesting then these fucking things.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

Totally agree. Those were the right kind of ads

[@yawningpheonix]

Just a reminder that when people talk about "Thee Yinternet," what they're actually talking about is the "World Wide Web." The Internet is NOT boring. I could talk your ear off all day with interesting facts about network architecture.

[@ozarkman291]

Anonymity is what made it good

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

It was a big part of it.

[@itstommymate]

Off-topic but thoughts on newer Halo games? I as a massive Halo 2 and 3 fanboy I actually did like Halo 4's story and lore and Halo Infinite's Campaign but I absolutely hate 4's mp, Halo 5 all together and the very mixed with Infinite's mp

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

Honestly, I’m not the biggest fan of any post Bungie Halo. I think Infinite had potential, but launched in such a sad, incomplete state. If it launched like it is now, infinite would have been a success. I’ll be jumping into Infinite today though for the Delta Arena Halo 2 playlist and for the MA5K. Also, will be playing the Halo 2 E3 demo on the 9th.

[@itstommymate]

@ClassicHaloCommentary I mostly agree with you. What was your experience with Halo 5? Some people call me a 343 shill just because I enjoy Halo 4 story and both Infinite story and campaign, but I absolutely HATE everything about Halo 5, including its multiplayer. It didn't feel like a true Halo game at all. There was even a time when I convinced myself and pretended that Halo 2 Anniversary was the latest Halo game, not Halo 5. Lmao!

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

I did not like Halo 5 at all. The campaign was the worst and the multiplayer was far too E-Sports catered. I’m curious with this new halo 2 mode in infinite to see how it feels. No sprint, clamber, no sliding. I wonder if it will make it feel like sweaty and more casual fun. I also don’t think regular Infinites gameplay is bad, it’s a good blend of new and old.

[@HairyHarpy]

👾

[@deletionist5848]

somehow keep it up king

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

💪🏻

[@zezkyar]

Nice video

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

💪🏻💪🏻

[@supersnow17]

I made a video talking about this 2 weeks ago. If someone else like you is talking about it, then what I was saying was true.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

Great minds think alike lol

[@Ess121]

The only real fun the internet offers now is programming and coding but if, like me, you have no interest in those things then you find the internet just gets in the way of everything. Not a single thing we do in work or leisure is done without the internet these days. When we have to do work we're forced to do it on the internet. What is we prefer to work in the real world? We can't all be brick layers and truck drivers. Some of us are only qualified for an office but there are no offices anymore, just the internet. If we even want to hear a song or watch a show to unwind from working on the internet all day we find ourselves again stuck with the internet. Even friendships and dating are all online for most people these days. What if someone doesn't want to use a dating app? I guess they just stay single forever.

[@Jokotron5000]

Anyone remember stumbleupon?

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

Stumbleupon was awesome

[@JZStudiosonline]

Myspace was sick. It was early internet as fuck. Instead of everyone making their own website no one will ever find, you all had your own, individual, customizable page, hence "My" "Space." I always hated Facebook for being bland and boring. Also all the bands that were discovered through Myspace. Then twitter got popular, was still bland and boring, but you can only talk 2 sentences at a time. This tracks with everything else. Reddit replaced forums, despite being a significantly worse "forum" platform. Topics move out of view too quickly and the people on it are memes. Even discord has replaced certain forums, and Discord is even worse than Reddit. If it's a support forum, you can't easily find threads of the same questions nor troubleshooting. Conversations don't actually happen.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

MySpace was the best. It was awesome.

[@jakel.1724]

i’m only on youtube now. i deleted everything. i go to the internet to wscape from reality. not see it.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

Facts

[@Beregond1861]

"The internet is boring now." True for the most part, but... Not if you actively use playlists for workout, research and book/film/game lore archival.😎 I've made public lore/media playlists for The Elder Scrolls, Halo, L.O.T.R., Fable, Far Cry, e.t.c.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

The lore vids are amazing lol

[@Beregond1861]

​@@ClassicHaloCommentaryI actually didn't even finish watching this video until just now, so I had no clue that my mentioning of _using playlists_ related to it lol. W videos, man! Have you voted for lower gas prices yet?

[@RW1A]

I blame consumers more than anything. So many people continue to use websites or play these modern games or watch new bad movies. But if I don't like something, i just don't interact with it. Plain and simple. So yeah, old internet was way cooler- but if no one wants to add personality to anything then thats their problem, ill just do something else.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

I couldn’t agree more

[@RW1A]

@@ClassicHaloCommentary its a blunt view but its the most impactful view if more people did anything about it.

[@onionsun4327]

youtube being free to do anything now very strict on everything which I don't know if I want to do videos on my channel I treat it like a second hobby when I feel like making something but am to burn out on youtube being youtube with so many rules that make making videos not fun to do now

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

I can feel that. This channel is fun to do because there is no pressure

[@Amberlynn_Reid]

The internet has not changed. You have.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

Both are true. I’ve changed and so has the internet

[@Amberlynn_Reid]

"The world's still the same. There's just… less in it.”

[@JackieChan-rk7mc]

​@@Amberlynn_Reidno it's definitely changed. Censorship at an all time high

[@Dudeitzmimi]

You're definitely not alone. I'm thinking of just stopping using the Internet for entertainment. As I got older (relatively speaking) I've enjoyed touching grass a lot more. Maybe that's what having a career does to you.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

I think that’s part of it for sure lol

[@freelunch1458]

Yeah just looking at youtube if you take a genre like gaming content and just look at the stuff youtube recommends you it's literally the same 5 video formats over and over I'm tired of surface level retrospectives and speed running history videos, there's some good stuff in the mix but it's like everyone just flocks to making the same few things regardless of whether or not it's actually good

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

It all seems the same. I agree

[@henkerr]

Over socialized.

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

Plus the wrong kind of socializing

[@DonFootage]

Nah, you're just bored, I don't use internet that often so it keeps me excited to keep coming back Edit: It's true that internet is way worse now, I just don't like do engage into that toxicity and my small community is enough to keep me interested. Podcasts also saved KZbin a little bit, it's always fun to listen to someone with interesting personality or interesting information

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

I try to separate as much as I can.

[@thedudethatplaysguitar9882]

I’m tired of people coming out of college and using essay formats on everything, my recommendation’s are all commentary and it’s boring

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

I guess I’m commentary. Sorry for filling up your recommended lol. I hope mine comes off as genuine as opposed to the others.

[@thedudethatplaysguitar9882]

@ it’s all commentary depending how you look at it. This is commentary I agree with so it’s not the devil

[@derrickhobbs8842]

Mark Zuck officalley said the Internet is dead: with ai user accounts? Noone is using the Interweb

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

I saw that. It’s really odd.

[@Zander10102]

Getting older

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

Facts

[@officialgood-boy8946]

too many normies

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

Facts lol

[@yawningpheonix]

*Reads title* Hmm... really? *Reads IP/TCP* hmm... no, still just as boring as it always was. Ohh, you mean to say the Web is boring now. Yes. Yes it is.

[@buddyryan875]

where are you playing on insignia?

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

I play mostly on MCC, but I do sometimes use insignia.