I'd say that Plastic's closest living relative is probably MetaFilter. Reddit feels closer to Usenet because of the multiple subreddits and, frankly, because o

I'd say that Plastic's closest living relative is probably MetaFilter. Reddit feels closer to Usenet because of the multiple subreddits and, frankly, because of all the trolling and shitposting that goes on. Actually, let me clarify that: The content/discussions found in most subreddits would fit comfortably into the alt.* newsgroup hierarchy. The methods by which we discuss things on the Internet have changed, but the kinds of things we talk about haven't, really.