i've been struggling with painful thoughts about the past and old flash animations. i was looking at some old flashes and old games on newgrounds and old social sites like myspace and sheezyart from the wayback machine, and wish that i was able to post fun stuff at the time. i know i would be insulted but i can handle it, there were always trolls. but i honestly wish i could enjoy the web around 2003-2014. seeing all the creativity, the silliness, the edginess, and the humor... i don't know how i should feel.
hell, i get pretty angry when people say they miss the creativity of the past. it's more of a catharsis than any hatred. i wish i could accept how reality is. i honestly have issues with the concept of media aging well as well.
plus, regarding ai, i feel upset when people discuss it, mainly as like a catharsis as well, but also because i feel like it's just not going to do anything useful
CIEIRMusic
I know exactly how you feel. Speaking as someone whom lived up to those years, I was shocked at how things changed, be it for better or worse. However, I learned to take some good over a lot of bad and weed out what doesn't serve me.