I can see why people might want it to come back, but I don't think bringing it back will bring back the good old days.

Much of that was made the early web less shit was people being more mentally stable by having most of their social interactions happen for real offline, rather than clinging like Harlow's monkey to a simulacrum of togetherness mediated via a screen like we do today.

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nelsonic 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I was curious too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Harlow#Monkey_studies

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delis-thumbs-7e an hour ago | parent [-]

Content warning: One will be extremely sad and dissapointed at humanity.

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estearum 44 minutes ago | parent [-]

Man yeah... that's some heartbreaking stuff. I was (oddly) relieved to see that these horrible experiments actually did lead to improvements in how humans raised their young.

> Physical contact with infants was considered harmful to their development, and this view led to sterile, contact-less nurseries across the country.

A view which these experiments apparently contested, and now is probably widely regarded as abhorrent.

Poor monkeys though.

	▲	appplication 19 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I was amazed reading this: > Critics of Harlow's research have observed that clinging is a matter of survival in young rhesus monkeys, but not in humans, and have suggested that his conclusions, when applied to humans, overestimate the importance of contact comfort and underestimate the importance of nursing. I don’t know how one (especially anyone who has raised a child) could think contact is less important in humans or that this doesn’t generalize.

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TFNA 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

MySpace was notorious for people with social problems who weren't getting out much. Bedroom musicians were able to share tunes and get buzz that they wouldn't have been able to achieve before, since they couldn't manage the in-real-life socialization needed for self-promotion.

	▲	beezlewax an hour ago \| parent [-]
		That whole emo scene seemed to eminate from MySpace. It was great for budding musicians of all types though

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FeteCommuniste 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> clinging like Harlow's monkey to a simulacrum of togetherness mediated via a screen like we do today

Damn that analogy hits hard.

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pessimizer 22 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

What people want back is the crazy innovation of getting every one of your friends' updates unless you have intentionally muted them, in chronological order. It was also nice to decorate your page. Made it yours.