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I mean, back when this was a meme the whole internet was like a single echo chamber, especially in the early days of YouTube and even more so prior.
No. No it wasn't. I've been here since YouTube started and have never seen this. People thinking they're experience is everyone's experience is wild.
I mean, there is a shared experience for people who were online when things started. I remember Newgrounds, eBaum’s World, Nyan Cat, Epic Rap Battles of History, StumbleUpon.com.
I imagine you also experienced some or most of that short list to some extent.
Epic rap battles and stumbleupon were my lemmy back then. Spent so much time stumbling and found some very weird stuff.
StumbleUpon was the Golden Age of the Internet, and like all Golden Ages ultimately destroyed by hubris.