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[–] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 43 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The Internet in just two words:

  • Cats & porn

The Internet in just one word:

  • Pussy

(not originally from me, but I like it)

[–] Drummyralf@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As a dog person, I always begrudingly wished the dogs would have participated in some sort of memewar. The cats got all the "aww cute" memes, while dogs got all the "herpyderp" memes.

But I guess that's why I like dogs more than dictatory, selfimposed, greater-than-thou cats.

[–] kuberoot@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago

Okay, but what about cat mlems and one orange braincell? Or greebles, cats being scared by cucumbers, cat circles...

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago (3 children)

As with most things, musical theater has the answer.

https://youtu.be/j6eFNRKEROw

[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 years ago

Just grab your dick and double click

[–] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Needs more dancing Tauren

[–] tpihkal@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I didn't even have to click the link, but I did!

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] beefbaby182@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

I have a fast connection so I don't have to wait...

[–] 667@lemmy.radio 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Inspired by DARPA, popularized by porn.

[–] MrRazamataz@lemmy.razbot.xyz 16 points 2 years ago

Asking questions such as these...

[–] KidnappedByKitties@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago

Mostly spam, porn, and recipes it seems from the traffic.

[–] wiccan2@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago
  1. AI/bot communication
  2. Porn
  3. Cat pictures/memes

Listed in order of traffic volume 😜

[–] wabafee@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago
[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Being a mentally insane fox hyena entity :3

[–] rah@feddit.uk 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As I understand it, the original impetus was to develop a communication system that was resilient in the case of a nuclear attack.

[–] beefbaby182@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Now we just use it for sharing pictures of cats and boobs

[–] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 6 points 2 years ago

its for looking at Silly cats

[–] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 6 points 2 years ago

Much like life, it is for whatever you make of it.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

It’s for everybody to use however they want.

[–] Toes@ani.social 5 points 2 years ago

Pictures of toes

The Internet is a communication tool used the world over where people can come together to bitch about movies and share pornography with one another.

Or, at least it was. Now it's mostly a mall and organ harvesting operation.

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago
[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago
[–] spacemanspiffy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Geocities home pages

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

Yes.

...it depends on whom you ask, I think. For me it's for info/data exchange, wasting time, contacting people, shitposting. Roughly in this order of relevance.

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Videos and discussing things.

[–] Drummyralf@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I read this too quickly as "videos and disgusting things", which still felt like a true statement.

[–] bungalowtill@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago

the new frontier to be colonised

[–] Resol@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Ponies, lots and lots of them. Specifically the ones designed by Lauren Faust.

[–] Alsjemenou@lemy.nl 2 points 2 years ago

A profile collection tool for effective advertising dispersion.

[–] squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago
[–] droning_in_my_ears@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago
[–] squid_slime@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Advertising

[–] Tempo@lemmy.ml -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The computer should only be for education, high morals, and bettering our humanity. Not for pornography and not for exploiting women.

[–] jack@monero.town 7 points 2 years ago

Good luck with that