I wish it were the 2010s again

Tbh, I am so sick and tired of the way my life's going right now, and I genuinely wish it were the 2010s again.

Yeah, sure, politics were pretty popular, especially in 2016-2017 when trump got elected, but the difference between now and then is that unless you worked for twitter or something, you didn't HAVE to give a shit about it because it wasn't being pushed in your face 24/7. You didn't have to give a shit about the latest political movements, you didn't have to constantly hear about the wars going on in the world, and for the most part, everyone just kinda got along. Nobody cared about your morals back then, and people weren't as mean or hateful to each-other back then

And the internet was just amazing, back then you could watch DIY videos on YouTube and play roblox obbies all day without a care in the world, and some of the best content creators of all time were active as shit.

Speaking of content creators, actually, back then you could do whatever you wanted without worrying about monetization issues, and everyone would love it. That was what truly made social media so magical and fun. You can be creative and express yourself in a way no other way could.

Idk about you guys, but I firmly believe that the minute short-form content became mainstream thanks to tiktok, it ruined EVERYTHING about the internet. 

I say this because now, it's all filled to the brim with Youtuber drama that's basically irreverent in the real world, AI slop that doesn't seem to go away no matter how much you try to push it away, algorithms so horrible that they basically your entire life, discourse galore (even in extremely niche communities), every single little bit of horrific news being shoved in your face to the point people are desensitized, and capitalists trying to profit off of EVERYTHING and EVERYONE. We're basically living in hell on earth.

And the algorithms that make up short-form content are ADDICTIVE as hell too, meaning it's basically impossible to quit it without experiencing withdrawals, it's genuine insanity. (Seriously, it should NOT be that bad to the point people got welfare checks called on them over Tiktok getting banned, and it's disturbing how normalized it is for people spend over 5 FUCKING HOURS on their damn because of it. And people wonder why there's a mental health crisis).

I would say "we should bring back the old internet", but atp, I feel like it's practically too late by now. Seriously, everyone's wanting to say "bring back the old internet" until it requires you to stop consuming short form content and to bring back older trends that nowadays would get you called "cringe" or "weird", or would get you sent death threats by football edit kids on tiktok. 

Maybe this is just me being "blinded by nostalgia" or whatever, but honestly the 2010s was the last time I remember being genuinely happy with my life. I could do what I wanted without a care in the world, and I didn't need weed to calm me down.

Fuck, I'm getting old... I sound like a fucking senior citizen talking about "back in my day" and shit.