It's essentially self-contradictory nostalgia. > I miss the internet of the early 1990's, back before the World Wide Web had been visited by more than just a f

It's essentially self-contradictory nostalgia. > I miss the internet of the early 1990's, back before the World Wide Web had been visited by more than just a few computer geeks. vs. > Yes, alternative social networks [...]. But, they are not well-known or frequented by many.