[Link] The Secret to a Better Internet? Post Less, Chat More.

Read: 15/11/2021 www.nytimes.com

One of the web’s oldest functions remains one of its most powerful and promising. As we debate the negative effects of social media, consider the earliest and arguably most prevalent way that we use the internet to connect with other people: the chat.

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