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I imagine that 90's software was like late 1800's Western United States... pioneers going west and just doing whatever the fuck they wanted, now you need a perm
by ponker 6y ago
I imagine that 90's software was like late 1800's Western United States... pioneers going west and just doing whatever the fuck they wanted, now you need a permit to replace your window in San Francisco.
- PaulDavisThe1st 6y agoThat world still exists if you'll just get off your phone. Not only does it still exist, but the Linux version of it is better (and wilder, in the important) ways than anything from the 90s.
- ponker 6y agoIt’s very different. Sure I can still use Winamp but it’s not like my friends and I are exchanging skins. The market is now an enthusiast’s one.
- PaulDavisThe1st 6y agoYour friends who were exchanging winamp skins? Total enthusiasts. You didn't notice it because compared to the hardcore nerds who had been online for 15 years before you, you felt like regular people. Fast forward, and it turns out otherwise.