The Internet Doesn’t Feel Human Anymore

<p>Remember when the internet felt like it was made by actual people? Now search engines, social media, streaming services and even personal recommendations can feel like one enormous commercial.</p><p>JP looks at how online advertising, influencer marketing, engagement algorithms and AI-generated content have blurred the line between real human expression and something designed to sell, provoke or keep us scrolling. From Google Search and Meta to Netflix’s ad-supported streaming, we follow the money behind the modern attention economy—and ask whether Big Tech deliberately pushed the weird, creative, human internet aside.</p><p>Is the internet still a community, or has it become a digital shopping mall? What part of the older internet do you miss most?</p><p>Follow Egotastic FunTime: The ReLoaded Cut for smart, funny conversations about technology, society, science fiction and pop culture. If this episode made you think, please rate the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify; it helps more listeners discover ReLoaded.</p><p>Support the show:</p><p>💜 Patreon: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://tinyurl.com/EgoPatreon">https://tinyurl.com/EgoPatreon</a></p><p>💵 Tip Jar / PayPal: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://paypal.me/egotasticfuntime">https://paypal.me/egotasticfuntime</a></p><p>More from JP:</p><p>▶️ Egotastic FunTime: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@EgotasticFunTime">https://www.youtube.com/@EgotasticFunTime</a></p><p>🚀 Talking The Orville: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@TALKINGTHEORVILLE">https://www.youtube.com/@TALKINGTHEORVILLE</a></p><p>🎧 Spotify: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5GFicOch6Up1mlmzomOgir">https://open.spotify.com/show/5GFicOch6Up1mlmzomOgir</a></p><p>📸 Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/egotasticfuntime/">https://www.instagram.com/egotasticfuntime/</a></p><p>𝕏: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/EgotasticFT">https://x.com/EgotasticFT</a></p>