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not essentially private per se, but usenet groups and bbs had a natural vetting because it required some competency to even access it
by fantasizr 10mo ago
not essentially private per se, but usenet groups and bbs had a natural vetting because it required some competency to even access it
- FarmerPotato 10mo agoListen while I tell of Christmas 1983, when every 14-year old with a VIC-20 got a cheap modem. Seriously, haven't we been working tirelessly to expand the circle of access? Nostalgia reflects when the circle was smaller, and we felt that we knew everyone in it.
- fantasizr 10mo agoI've come around on this one. you used to be the town idiot who was a flat earther, but thanks to the internet you're part of the community