The 2010s-2020s will be remembered as the Internet's 'belle epoque' before AI eroded online trust
2C_ornot2C · x · 2026-11-03
A viral take argues the 2010s to mid-2020s will be seen as the Internet's belle epoque: sophisticated enough for banking, government and commerce, yet AI too primitive to undermine trust that the other side of the screen was human. It predicts a great reversion to offline services for high-trust functions going forward.
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