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Where would I even go to find other sites that might be of interest?
I can’t even really think of any other sites to visit.
Whatever happened to the idea of “exploring the Internet”?
EDIT: IRC/XMPP/Matrix chatrooms are still doing well, too!
I check about 20 sites regularly even when I have other interesting things to do.
> Where would I even go to find other sites that might be of interest?
Search engines?
> Whatever happened to the idea of “exploring the Internet”?
It sounds like you would like to find lists of recommended sites that people used to have on their homepages. Most people don't maintain such lists anymore, because 1) nobody reads them 2) they are busy pushing updates and consuming those of other people. Most people find more interesting stuff than they have time to consume already. (Who even needs entertainment industry anymore?)
Also I don't frequent social media, unless HN counts.
Edit: Sometimes when I want anything to read, I search "is java dying" or "why c++". There has always been something new, albeit I do it only two or three times a year.
> I seem to have collapsed down to checking 5 to 6 sites. I check about 20 sites regularly even when I have other interesting things to do. > Where would I even go to find other sites that might be of interest? Search engines? > Whatever happened to the idea of “exploring the Internet”? It sounds like you would like to find lists of recommended sites that people used to have on their homepages. Most people don't main…
Which search engines in 2021 give you real, interesting websites and not SEO gamed content pages that exist only to serve ads?
https://stumblingon.com/
Does anyone know why they killed off StumbleUpon? It was probably the best part of 2005-2015 for me.
Edit: I like your link but it seems to lack the interest-targeting algorithms that SU used to have.