I was a game dev in the mid-90s. I had plenty of online conversations on Usenet, IRC and email with guys like Abrash and Jez San etc. It was a much smaller com

I was a game dev in the mid-90s. I had plenty of online conversations on Usenet, IRC and email with guys like Abrash and Jez San etc. It was a much smaller community back then and there was no gatekeeping -- everyone's contact info was out there and inbox zero was still achievable.