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One of the greatest lessons ever learned… (Score:5, Insightful)

by Antiocheian (859870) on Monday October 26, @02:12PM (#29875033)
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Geocities made me realize that it is not the medium people lack, but the talent. I would see thousands of people trying to communicate a message and it was really sad to find out that their message would be best if it wasn’t communicated at all. Painters with no skill, musicians with no muse, writers who couldn’t write an interesting paragraph etc.

I remember I was so optimistic about the freedom of expression and what I experienced in Geocities still remains one of the most bitter experiences about people in general. Perhaps the most. Seeing all those ungifted people patting each other in the back, refusing to accept what they created was trash it was disheartening every day.

I was raised with the philosophy that “whoever thinks freely, thinks well” and it was in Geocities that I discovered how false that is. I am thankful for that, but did it have to be so blunt?

Re:One of the greatest lessons ever learned… (Score:5, Funny)

by Eil (82413) on Monday October 26, @06:09PM (#29878299)
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I hear you. There was a time I thought that Slashdotters, given their ability to create a free account or post anonymously, could one day shape the ideas of millions through their multitude of Informative or Insightful opinions. Instead, all we got were a bunch of jaded windbags complaining incessantly about how mediocre everyone else in the world is.

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