alt Hacker News> Back when malware was more prevalent among the lower class, there was also far more freedom and interoperability.
Yeah, “the lower class” had the freedom of having their IM accounts hacked and blast spam/scam messages to all contacts all the time. How nostalgic.
The virus-infested computers caused by scam versions of Neopets, are not dissimilar to Windows today.
Live internet popups you didn't ask for, live tracking of everything you do, new buttons suddenly appearing in every toolbar. All of it slowing down your machine.