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It is a bit moribund but there are some newsgroups that are alive. It's full of spam, trolls, and obnoxious contrarians, but you can post about whatever you'd l
by Karrot_Kream 5y ago
It is a bit moribund but there are some newsgroups that are alive. It's full of spam, trolls, and obnoxious contrarians, but you can post about whatever you'd like, receive replies for whomever, and never have to deal with upvote politics or comment pile-ons.
One newsgroup I recommend is `comp.sys.raspberry-pi`. It has a pretty high SNR and is quite active, especially in comparison to some other groups on Usenet.
- musicale 5y ago> upvote politics I hadn't heard this term before for upvote/downvote wars (and associated groupthink/monoculture), but I think it's a good one.
- jonathankoren 5y agoYup. I’m particularly fond of the results of my comment when called vote counters “sentiment thermometers”. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21539167 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21539167