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mfw I realize I don't have to hold back now that I'm no longer on reddit

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[–]potipharbreen 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

You would have liked the internet in the early 90's days of Usenet/Newsgoups - no censorship, no mods, no bans, just people saying whatever popped into their melons.

Then the corporate meatball began trying to "monetize" the internet and everything went to hell.

[–]Cade_Connelly_13 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I remember the days when fanforums were the place to be. For games, movie/cartoon fans, whatever. You didn't just have a website, you actually built a community.

Social media in general but Myspace and later Fakebook in perticular ripped the heart out of forums. The few that remain are a shadow of their former selves. I wish more people would see that a group on someone else's site that spies on you 24/7 is NOT a good replacement for the "small town" you made and met on and maintained.