>>46, >>47
I think smartphones did accelerate the centralization of the internet but even without them PDAs would have taken their place they do everything a basic smartphone does minus calls and browse the internet (except for a few). I think the major contributing factor was the barrier of entry I recall back in the imac G3 came out it was aimed at causal consumers much like the iphone today. In short by removing the barrier of entry more and more people have access to the community. This will cause a dilution of the community and eventually a schism will form.

I think that everyone should just invest in themselves and shy away from regular social media because it literally is the Sodom and Gomorrah of today's society which is to say it robs people of their soul. Like seems most people can't handle banter except blue collar types.