AOL and the multiverse of sadness

Warning: this post is not thoughtful. It is not polished. It is more than slightly unhinged and may or may not make a point. Do you ever wonder what it would be like if AOL had won? Instead of falling into obscurity, what if the first big tech company became the Cable TV-like franchise it wanted to be? Because I think about that a lot. And honestly, fucking hell, man, how would that be worse than what we have now? Like how high is your internet and mobile bill this month? Anyway. You know, that's what AOL executives wanted to...