The Web We Know Is Going to Disappear

The article argues that the open web as we know it—characterized by search engines, clicking, browsing, and independent publishing—is being replaced by more centralized and convenient AI chat interfaces. Drawing on personal experience from computing's evolution (floppy disks to BBSs to the web to mobile apps), the author contends that while the web won't disappear overnight, a fundamental shift toward algorithmic AI intermediaries is already underway, making the internet harder to escape and more controlled.