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Thread: When did the internet stop being a funny, lighthearted place to joke around on?

post 10000246279 07-05-2026, 09:48 PM
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When did the internet stop being a funny, lighthearted place to joke around on?

It's become very weird and serious.
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post 10000246280 07-05-2026, 09:49 PM
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2012
post 10000246281 07-05-2026, 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted By BigBullyBriggs⏩
2012
Everything changed in 2012

But yeah, somewhere around then.
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post 10000246295 07-05-2026, 10:13 PM
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soon as every one just go to reddit. its great place for porn but bad for talking joking stuff
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post 10000246303 07-05-2026, 10:26 PM
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Yea id say 2012 there was a shift.
Was off the forums for a couple years but then Fitmisc.net was golden after that time until around 2017??
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post 10000246305 07-05-2026, 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted By Puckers⏩
soon as every one just go to reddit. its great place for porn but bad for talking joking stuff
it was actually once a great site believe it or not.
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post 10000246306 07-05-2026, 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted By Srs⏩
Yea id say 2012 there was a shift.
Was off the forums for a couple years but then Fitmisc.net was golden after that time until around 2017??
fitmisc was fun as hell, wish i could go back
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post 10000246307 07-05-2026, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted By BigGuyForYou⏩
fitmisc was fun as hell, wish i could go back
Wish so bad I could just browse the old threads.. also my lifting log. Gone for good I guess
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post 10000246311 07-05-2026, 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted By Srs⏩
Wish so bad I could just browse the old threads.. also my lifting log. Gone for good I guess
I can't even see it on the internet archives/wayback machine anymore. yeah, damn
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post 10000246318 07-05-2026, 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted By BigGuyForYou⏩
it was actually once a great site believe it or not.
great for censor free yeh, u culd post any thing without bans. but it was still circle jerk so just talking natural was never gud
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post 10000246321 07-05-2026, 10:58 PM
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Uh it still is

It’s all perception baby

But half the world falling into war / starvation / or mass psyop via social media probably played some part.
post 10000246331 07-05-2026, 11:08 PM
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post 10000246874 07-06-2026, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted By Puckers⏩
soon as every one just go to reddit. its great place for porn but bad for talking joking stuff
Fr. They kept allowing the worst kinds of people to be mods which led to a culture of fear, and as independent forums started to die out this culture only gained more steam.
post 10000246878 07-06-2026, 11:55 AM
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The answer is when females were allowed onto the internet.
post 10000246915 07-06-2026, 12:18 PM
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When social media took over and went full psy op with algorithms and data mining.
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Originally Posted By BigBullyBriggs⏩
2012
Damn this guy only lasted 5 posts on this account. I didn't even get a chance to make an AI of an Obese Indian for him
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