VanitasFan26
I'm just a ghost.
Being able to rewatch my favorite shows or movies on certain websites.
What do you personally enjoy about the internet?
- Thread starter Antonio
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i like connecting to communities that share similar interests with me (tbt). i also like watching old videos from early youtube, the world has changed in a lot of ways since then. the internet is like a time machine because i can access information from 10+ years ago, i can even go back further than that with the wayback machine. the fact that i can see what a website looked like several years before my birth is fascinating to me.
tiffanistarr
🌈🐚🌊🐚🌈
I enjoy the aspect of connecting with people. It’s also a wonderful way to learn about the experiences of other people and cultures. Also, thank goodness for the different ways to consume media and content. It’s also a great resource for people in need of mental health support and other support needs. I don’t enjoy the fact that there is a lot of racist, homophobic, hateful breeding grounds on the internet. It’s disgusting, but I do realize that is a very loud minority of people.
Also memes are good
Also memes are good
xSuperMario64x
a very tired Bug 🪲💤
three things for me:
- as many others have said, being able to connect with people online has made a huge difference in my life. it's really difficult for me to meet people irl because I'm so socially awkward but I've met a lot of amazing people online whom I can really relate to and I appreciate that so much.
- if I have a question about anything I can easily look it up and figure it out. I ask lots of questions all the time and being able to have them answered quickly is such a nice luxury.
- the internet makes it so easy to indulge in my special interests. since I was like 11-12 I've been obsessed with getting on www.mariowiki.com because I l can look up basically anything I want to about the Super Mario series. same goes for all my other interests. also being able to look up official art/fan art and video game music online is amazing!!
- as many others have said, being able to connect with people online has made a huge difference in my life. it's really difficult for me to meet people irl because I'm so socially awkward but I've met a lot of amazing people online whom I can really relate to and I appreciate that so much.
- if I have a question about anything I can easily look it up and figure it out. I ask lots of questions all the time and being able to have them answered quickly is such a nice luxury.
- the internet makes it so easy to indulge in my special interests. since I was like 11-12 I've been obsessed with getting on www.mariowiki.com because I l can look up basically anything I want to about the Super Mario series. same goes for all my other interests. also being able to look up official art/fan art and video game music online is amazing!!
QueenCobra
big boy season
I guess my replies echo what everyone else is saying, but here goes:
--Sharing your hobbies and/or projects. With the Internet, it's so easy to share original art, writing, etc. You quickly receive feedback, and a place to connect with others who share the same interests.
--Connecting with others. (As mentioned above)
--Going down a rabbit hole. If it wasn't for the Internet, I wouldn't know quite as much about royal families or other useless information. I guess it starts with my own curiosity, but the Internet completes it. And did you, a "garden hermit" was a job back in the 18th century? Such "hermits" lived near the estates of wealthy people and had to dress like druids "where they could be fed, cared for, and consulted for advice, or viewed for entertainment."
--Finding new music and anime (you know it)
--NHK, since my TV network canceled it.
--Sharing your hobbies and/or projects. With the Internet, it's so easy to share original art, writing, etc. You quickly receive feedback, and a place to connect with others who share the same interests.
--Connecting with others. (As mentioned above)
--Going down a rabbit hole. If it wasn't for the Internet, I wouldn't know quite as much about royal families or other useless information. I guess it starts with my own curiosity, but the Internet completes it. And did you, a "garden hermit" was a job back in the 18th century? Such "hermits" lived near the estates of wealthy people and had to dress like druids "where they could be fed, cared for, and consulted for advice, or viewed for entertainment."
--Finding new music and anime (you know it)
--NHK, since my TV network canceled it.
• streaming platforms. i love being able to watch videos and listen to music on youtube, as well as watch movies/shows i enjoy on netflix, disney+, etc. i’m especially grateful for being able to listen to music. music has always been one of my main escapes in life to help me destress from and cope with unpleasant situations, and i’d honestly be lost without it. i also enjoy tiktok and watching the content on there. it can definitely be a toxic place at times, and it has nasty people on there like any other social media platform does, but there’s a bunch of videos on there that have made me laugh, have introduced me to songs and artists that i may have never discovered otherwise, and i love it. 
• social media platforms. the only ones i really use consistently nowadays are tiktok (see above), instagram, tumblr, twitter and maybe reddit, and they’re all great. each one has its fair share of flaws and toxic groups, but i try not to focus on that — instead, i try to focus all my attention on the amazing people and content that exists on those platforms, as there’s a lot. i’ve come across so many wonderful people, stories, videos, products, etc on social media, and instagram is even how i met my closest friend of almost 5 years. scrolling through social media is always relaxing for me, and i’m eternally grateful for the memories, friends and knowledge i have because of it.
• communities like this one and being able to talk to and make friends with people all over the world. i’m currently very isolated from people irl due to how bad my mental health and social anxiety is, so the internet is the only place i’m really bold enough to put myself out there and talk to people. i’m definitely still reserved and awkward, and i don’t like messaging people first as i never want to bother anyone, but i’m certainly more sociable online than i am irl. i wouldn’t have ever met my current and closest friends if it weren’t for the internet, and a life without them just... isn’t plausible to me lol. i’m slowly working on becoming more outgoing irl as i’d like some in-person friends as well, but my online friend groups are pretty amazing.
the internet is also currently the only place i’m really comfortable sharing the things i create (ex. my art and my literature), so i’m grateful for that as well as while i’m always anxious about sharing my creations, i still enjoy doing so. in fact, i don’t think i’d even be as interested in creating art as i am if it weren’t for the internet and tbt. <3
• the amount of knowledge and content that is at my disposal.
it’d honestly just be easier to ask me about what i don’t enjoy about the internet lol. i don’t like that people use the anonymity of it to be nasty to other people. like, i get people who are more outgoing online (i’m one of those people), but i’ll never understand why people use being behind a screen as an excuse to say and do hurtful things, especially unprovoked. for example, i commented on a creator i enjoy’s tiktok the other day, and it was a completely harmless and fun video, and my comment was harmless and all in good fun as well (the creator even replied to it, which made me happy!), and yet someone replied to it with “get a life” like?? their username leads me to believe that their account exists for the sole purpose of anonymously saying mean things to others, and that just makes zero sense to me. their comment didn’t hurt me at all and i was actually more focused on the randomness of it lol, but still. i get it’s likely because the person is bored or wants attention, but putting so much time and energy into being mean to people you don’t know (or even people you do) is insane to me, especially when it’s so much easier to just be nice. i also don’t like people who use internet anonymity to stalk, spy on or harass others, or post gross or triggering things online. like, if you’re that type of person (i don’t think anyone on tbt is, so this isn’t directed towards anyone), don’t be a coward about it by hiding behind a screen. don’t say or do crappy things online that you wouldn’t irl, or that you wouldn’t want people saying or doing to you. that’s all.
tldr; i pretty much enjoy everything about the internet except for the people who use it to say or do crappy things to others anonymously, or post disturbing and/or triggering things.
• social media platforms. the only ones i really use consistently nowadays are tiktok (see above), instagram, tumblr, twitter and maybe reddit, and they’re all great. each one has its fair share of flaws and toxic groups, but i try not to focus on that — instead, i try to focus all my attention on the amazing people and content that exists on those platforms, as there’s a lot. i’ve come across so many wonderful people, stories, videos, products, etc on social media, and instagram is even how i met my closest friend of almost 5 years. scrolling through social media is always relaxing for me, and i’m eternally grateful for the memories, friends and knowledge i have because of it.
• communities like this one and being able to talk to and make friends with people all over the world. i’m currently very isolated from people irl due to how bad my mental health and social anxiety is, so the internet is the only place i’m really bold enough to put myself out there and talk to people. i’m definitely still reserved and awkward, and i don’t like messaging people first as i never want to bother anyone, but i’m certainly more sociable online than i am irl. i wouldn’t have ever met my current and closest friends if it weren’t for the internet, and a life without them just... isn’t plausible to me lol. i’m slowly working on becoming more outgoing irl as i’d like some in-person friends as well, but my online friend groups are pretty amazing.
the internet is also currently the only place i’m really comfortable sharing the things i create (ex. my art and my literature), so i’m grateful for that as well as while i’m always anxious about sharing my creations, i still enjoy doing so. in fact, i don’t think i’d even be as interested in creating art as i am if it weren’t for the internet and tbt. <3• the amount of knowledge and content that is at my disposal.
it’d honestly just be easier to ask me about what i don’t enjoy about the internet lol. i don’t like that people use the anonymity of it to be nasty to other people. like, i get people who are more outgoing online (i’m one of those people), but i’ll never understand why people use being behind a screen as an excuse to say and do hurtful things, especially unprovoked. for example, i commented on a creator i enjoy’s tiktok the other day, and it was a completely harmless and fun video, and my comment was harmless and all in good fun as well (the creator even replied to it, which made me happy!), and yet someone replied to it with “get a life” like?? their username leads me to believe that their account exists for the sole purpose of anonymously saying mean things to others, and that just makes zero sense to me. their comment didn’t hurt me at all and i was actually more focused on the randomness of it lol, but still. i get it’s likely because the person is bored or wants attention, but putting so much time and energy into being mean to people you don’t know (or even people you do) is insane to me, especially when it’s so much easier to just be nice. i also don’t like people who use internet anonymity to stalk, spy on or harass others, or post gross or triggering things online. like, if you’re that type of person (i don’t think anyone on tbt is, so this isn’t directed towards anyone), don’t be a coward about it by hiding behind a screen. don’t say or do crappy things online that you wouldn’t irl, or that you wouldn’t want people saying or doing to you. that’s all.
tldr; i pretty much enjoy everything about the internet except for the people who use it to say or do crappy things to others anonymously, or post disturbing and/or triggering things.
