• dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    16 hours ago

    social media just needs http requests to exist, how does pre web 2.0 fix things honestly. gui apps have existed since windows 95 or even earlier, how is the tiktok app technically different than the space cadet paddle game with added network functionality?

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      4 hours ago

      Web 2.0 is the umbrella term for a bunch of things that enabled the social media we see today. Infinite scroll, notification toasts and asynchronous loading of new content to name a few.

      If we had to reload a page every time we wanted new content we would see way less and move on more quickly.