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Culture June 24, 2020
Internet? Useless? As if!
Image via Pexels/@andreapiacuadoAs a millennial whose job and academic career revolve around social media, I find it hard to believe there is anything online that could be considered a “useless website.”
I feel there could be no such thing because everything has a purpose. Some could argue this may not be true — how could staring at a spinning taco have a purpose? Great question! I believe there are many ways. However, I can see both sides of the argument. Let’s dive in a little deeper!
“Define useless?” you may ask. Sure, no problem! I would personally define a useless website as a place on the internet where you cannot do something. You cannot shop for a product, you cannot browse articles about any sort of topic, nothing. You can only stare at the screen and watch what’s happening.
However, I would argue maybe even that has a purpose. Despite the fact you may just log onto a useless website to kill some time, you are indeed killing time and thus fulfilling your purpose!
Let’s take a look at some of the Internet’s top useless websites, and explore whether they truly are useless or not.
Taco Spin is exactly what it sounds like. You enter the website and watch a taco spin. It counts the spins, which is helpful if you’re counting something, and it also gives you a funny saying after the first 10 spins, and the second 10 spins. After the third and fourth 10 spins, they stop, and I didn’t stay on long enough to find out if/when they come back.
Useless Website? NO. You could use this to pass time, for encouragement to eat tacos or maybe even to satisfy your taco craving.
Again, a website that is exactly what it sounds like. You open the browser and the screen is a color. Refresh the browser and boom! It’s a different color. How many colors are there? I’m not sure.
Useless Website? NO. You could play a guessing game on a boring road trip, or assign restaurants to colors and use it to decide where to eat…The possibilities are endless!
Wow! I would have never thought about or imagined a font made out of llamas or any animal for that matter…but here is a website that is dedicated solely to that! I typed out “Jordan” to get a good idea of the font, and it is so cute! Check it out below, and click the link above to go create your own llama masterpiece!
Useless Website? DEBATABLE. Would you ever need a llama font? Probably not. But the purpose could just be to have fun, or maybe to create a birthday card for your llama-loving friend!
Similar to random color, this page just moves with ombre colors shifting into each other. It’s very pretty and relaxing.
Useless Website: NO. It could calm you down after a hectic day, or make a pretty background for a photo or video you need to record at work!
Okay, this one might actually be useless. You click on it and there is a cartoon of a Stegosaurus, and literally ALL you can do is stare at it. It doesn’t even move back and forth like this!
Useless Website: YES.
This one is kind of cute and funny, but might also be useless. The joke is funny and ironic, I understand. But if you can’t log onto www.ismycomputeron.com without having a computer that is on, then literally the website is useless because every single time you go to it, it will say yes.
Useless Website: YES.
So, there we have it. I guess there is such a thing as a useless website. Happy time-wasting!
