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But even before the social aspects went online and remote, they were already there. The arcades of 20-30 years ago were a place to meet friends and make new on
by cassianoleal 5y ago
But even before the social aspects went online and remote, they were already there.
The arcades of 20-30 years ago were a place to meet friends and make new ones, playing games, competing.
Then we'd meet at each other's houses for FIFA/NBA/NHL championships, to play Street Fighter or Mario together, etc.
Then there were the LAN parties, where friends would take their desktops with big CRT monitors so they could share a low-latency LAN for multiplayer gaming, whilst being able to talk to each other.
It's really just that much of this is now online rather than in person, like many other activities.