3 ms·Usenet was an anarchy, not a democracy.by kragen 1y agoUsenet was an anarchy, not a democracy.amelius 1y agoYes, but the users were smart enough to not let it leak into the real world.kragen 1y agoOh, I don't think that's true. If it were, we wouldn't have Linux, Burning Man, or the EFF.cies 1y agoAnd newsgroup-based file sharing.