The Internet 

A little bit of everything all of the time 

The greatest repository of human knowledge ever made 

Full of the best and worst of humanity 

Idiocy, intelligence 

Truth and lies 

Information and misinformation 

I remember the internet in its infancy 

When you still had to type out https:\\ at the beginning of 

Every single web address if you wanted it to work 

When google was just getting started  

When they still lived by their motto don’t be evil 

Now it’s changed 

Information overload 

Wikipedia 

Ads everywhere 

Suggested and sponsored results at the top of every page 

Ads at the top of search results 

The darkness and negativity at the top of every page 

The lies at the tips of your fingertips 

The good you have to search for 

Misleading searches 

Was it a mistake 

Because it is not the same 

Is it a bastardization of its original intent 

Tragedy and hope all wrapped up in memes 

And rule 34 

The internet is a wonderful and terrible place 

Full of rabbit holes and descents into madness 

Conspiracy theories abound 

Welcome to the internet where all your wildest dreams and 

Darkest nightmares can be or already are made manifest 

Inspired by the song welcome to the internet by Caleb Hyles. 


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