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		marginalia_nu on April 14, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: An argument for a return to Web 1.0 Web 1.0 had search engines, message boards and instant messaging. Most of what you are describing is things that dominated before the web.

bearjaws on April 14, 2022 [–]

No disagreement on having message boards and instant messaging or search engines, I am saying that they are an actual step backwards when it comes to making lay people productive when using the web.

Not everyone is a HN alum ready to write a boolean query to find the most relevant post on a forum.

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