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USENET was the equivalent of a public square on the Internet. It was overwhelmed by spam. These networks have been curated from the get-go, for no reason other
by Throwway32 7y ago
USENET was the equivalent of a public square on the Internet. It was overwhelmed by spam.
These networks have been curated from the get-go, for no reason other than to control spam. Then, to keep people hooked, they emphasized virality and controversy. These aspects make them quite unlike a town square.
- acct1771 7y agoA king's court, then. Even worse.
- toofy 7y ago> USENET was the equivalent of a public square on the Internet. It was overwhelmed by spam. Our situation is even better than this, the entire internet is our town square, anyone can spin our own metaphorical soap box online and say whatever we want, and the entire worlds internet connected public can hear us if they choose to do so.