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Back then people online weren't really sexist or racist. They were really nice and helpful people. No extreme right. The internet was a really friendly place.
by wkat4242 11mo ago
Back then people online weren't really sexist or racist. They were really nice and helpful people. No extreme right. The internet was a really friendly place.
Although back then it was also kinda taboo so they were usually banned everywhere (not just online). Which was great IMO.
Not very much later of course came the masses and the emergence of awful platforms.
- rkomorn 11mo agoI don't know how far "back then" is but I got on the internet in the 90s and people on freenode and other IRC networks making racist/sexist comments was definitely not a rarity. Edit: or actually, whatever predated freenode (OPN?) because I forgot freenode was a 2000s change.
- wkat4242 11mo agoI wasn't on IRC much in those days but yeah IRC was a subculture that wasn't great. A lot of people messing around with scripts too to harass people. Agreed. I was thinking more about Usenet which was very helpful in my experience. When it was still a discussion forum and not a place for warez. Though it goes for society as a whole. It's very hostile and confrontational now. I tend to avoid most mainstream situations now. I only frequent a few websites that are still ok (like this one), some fediverse, some cosplay and when going out I only go to specific LGBT-positive parties where a "rave culture" still exists (think the love everybody kinda thing). I'm done with this tough guy act that most males think is normal now.
- damnitbuilds 11mo agoBack then people online weren't really called out for no reason as "sexist" or "racist" or any other nonsense, just because someone disagreed with them. They were really nice and helpful people. No hateful woke. The internet was a really friendly place.