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> Reddit replaced Usenet Many things replaced Usenet. Usenet is more of a protocol (that uses NNTP) than a social media platform. If you're any way a systems t
by cyberlab 6y ago
> Reddit replaced Usenet
Many things replaced Usenet. Usenet is more of a protocol (that uses NNTP) than a social media platform. If you're any way a systems thinker, you would know that protocols are more resilient than services.
- blfr 6y agoNNTP is basically dead, maybe abused* for piracy in some corner of the Internet, while Reddit ate half of the web that Facebook didn't eat. * To be clear, I'm rather ok with piracy. NNTP is just really poorly suited for it.
- imwillofficial 6y ago“ If you're any way a systems thinker, you would know that protocols are more resilient than services.” This is not just a terrible saying, it’s also completely wrong. All things are not equal, so a crappy protocol may or may not be more resilient than a service. “Systems thinking” is not code for “Lazy thinking.”
- hollerith 6y agoWhen making the point that protocols are more resilient than services, consider including an example of a protocol that has at least .0001 as many users as Reddit does.
- texasbigdata 6y agoIt's also not the _same_ users, which may not matter but probably does.