4 points | by chistev 6 hours ago
4 comments
2026 version:
On the internet nobody knows you're a human.
The trajectory of disagreement online.
2009: I disagree. You're a troll.
2019: I don't like you. You're a Russian bot.
2029: Is there anyone out there? Are you human?
> The cartoon symbolizes the liberation of one's Internet presence from popular prejudices.
As the kind of human that prefer to not communicate with dogs (bots) I've always interpreted the comic much more negatively than implied by the article
> dogs (bots)
that was never implied... remember this is 1993
2026 version:
On the internet nobody knows you're a human.
The trajectory of disagreement online.
2009: I disagree. You're a troll.
2019: I don't like you. You're a Russian bot.
2029: Is there anyone out there? Are you human?
> The cartoon symbolizes the liberation of one's Internet presence from popular prejudices.
As the kind of human that prefer to not communicate with dogs (bots) I've always interpreted the comic much more negatively than implied by the article
> dogs (bots)
that was never implied... remember this is 1993