I cannot stop thinking: The Internet as we knew it began when Princess Diana died and ended when Queen Elizabeth died.
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Why are you indexing Internet history to a has-been monarchy sideshow?
If you must use British refs… Pierce Brosnan James Bond to Daniel Craig James Bond
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Diana’s death was a moment where the web was suddenly vital. washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/l still exists for example. Elizabeth’s death was vast but utterly without novelty or surprise. The forms are rigid now. This version is done evolving.
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