alt Hacker NewsI remember a lot of bad natured Usenet flame wars. I don’t think it’s worse now it’s just the volume got louder and things like reddit amplifying stupid to new lows. Easy enough to avoid.
Facebook and LinkedIn I would consider novel compared to usenet but it’s hard to tell the fakeness and bots from each other, or from static. Again, easy to avoid.
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coldtea • today at 3:44 PM
>I remember a lot of bad natured Usenet flame wars.
In that swearing or bad faith arguments were involved, sure.
In their nature, breath, and impact outside the web, no.
"Flame wars" back in the 90s were entertainment for the people involved.
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Yes, what we remember is interesting, especially while reflecting on posts such as OPs. The Internet that I grew up with didn't have bots, neighbourhood gossipers, weaponised propaganda... we spurned people trying to sell stuff. My teenage Internet predated widespread use of email, so predated spam. Maybe my rose-coloured glasses remember a smaller number of real people and a demographic that was closer to my own.