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Thank you fediverse! (infosec.pub)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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As an internet oldie, my Lemmy experience has given me a serious throwback to the childhood of the internet.

The last couple of weeks I have read more genuine articles, blogs and been exposed to more real people than I've been in a long time. I had forgotten what internet was before seo and bots, but you have reminded me.

So, I just want to say thank you to all of you magnificent people here!

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I was just thinking about this.

I'm also old, having gotten into the internet back in the BBS days in the late 80s and early 90s. Lemmy is the first platform I've been on that resurrected those feelings of friendly competition, community, and variety. In those days, each BBS had its own character. There was plenty of duplication of content, but it didn't matter because each server you connected to was like looking at that content through a different lens. Users didn't get notoriety from collecting upvotes; they got it by being willing to travel to different servers and make a name for themselves by participating in many communities.

It's good to have that feeling again!

[–] Bender12 8 points 2 years ago

Same here, grew up with BBS, UseNet, NNTP. I'm digging this vibe here, and glad to be away from (fuck u) Spez and the shit show the other platforms contain.

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