In hindsight, the internet gradually evolved back into walled gardens by some measure.
Sure it’s “open” compared to the old walled gardens of yore, but seeing as a small handful of large companies now make up the vast majority of non-ai internet traffic, we arguably went full circle.
The idea that the AOL nobheads would just sit there inside their walled garden was hilarious.
In hindsight, the internet gradually evolved back into walled gardens by some measure.
Sure it’s “open” compared to the old walled gardens of yore, but seeing as a small handful of large companies now make up the vast majority of non-ai internet traffic, we arguably went full circle.