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Back in its early days it was fresh and exciting, a fun way to connect with your friends that might be far away, or make new friends online. This doesn't sound
by dfxm12 1y ago
Back in its early days it was fresh and exciting, a fun way to connect with your friends that might be far away, or make new friends online.
This doesn't sound like blogs + rss, this sounds like phpBB + AOL instant messenger. Social media is at its best when real people are interacting with real people, not when real people are interacting with a blog post/tweet/etc., (and definitely not an algorithm)...
- NetOpWibby 1y agoMy favorite forum used vBulletin and I was using Miranda IM because I could find amazing themes for it on deviantART. Man, what a time.
- AndrewStephens 1y agoAll that is happening on Discord these days. It is a shame that this is not happening over open protocols but I doubt most people care.