# How to recapture the joy of the early internet

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxYouth@Sydney
- Speaker: Michael Sun
- Year: 2023
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_sun_how_to_recapture_the_joy_of_the_early_internet)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Before algorithms ruled our feeds, the internet was a mess — glitchy, chaotic and full of unexpected magic. Internet culture writer Michael Sun reflects on the wild digital world of the 2000s — and makes a funny, wry case for why we need to reclaim its spontaneity, weirdness and genuine connection. From niche Facebook groups to loading music onto your iPod, it might be time to borrow from the past.

## Lectures

1. [How to recapture the joy of the early internet](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/michael_sun_how_to_recapture_the_joy_of_the_early_internet/e0c4edf71165), 11 min (TED's player)