The article discusses the contrast between the current state of the internet, filled with social media bots and misinformation, and the perceived simplicity and community of the late '90s and early '00s. Millennials reflect on their nostalgic experiences using HTML to create personal fan sites on platforms like Geocities and Angelfire. While acknowledging that darker aspects of the internet have always existed, respondents highlight the intimacy and engagement they felt during that earlier era. The overall sentiment reveals a longing for a more meaningful and connected online experience.
"If you were a fan of something - a movie, a video game, a celebrity, whatever - you didn't talk about it on social media, you made a website about it."
"Responses have been lightly edited for clarity. 1. Using your burgeoning HTML skills to make fan sites on Geocities or Angelfire"}],
"In the spirit of nostalgia, we decided to ask millennials (and cusp Gen X-ers) to share what they remember most from those days."
"The web seemed simpler in the late '90s and early '00s ― cozier and more close-knit, even, with people using it mainly to email friends and family or to find people with similar interests on message boards and chat rooms."
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