I don't. I miss that Internet, and am always seeking bits here and there where it can be found and enjoyed.
The other thing I miss from that time is USENET. So damn great, until it got swamped by noise. Some parts of it remain active today.
Threaded conversation is fantastic. And it's searchable. So damn much can be found in the USENET archives. The modern tools we have today aren't the same at all, mostly super functional silos. Not bad. Also, just not very good!
Finally, mailing lists. Those are still a thing, and like USENET, are searchable, high value communication exchanges.
Reddit is a lot like USENET. And the original charter around the Aaron time was similar, basically by users, for users kind of thing. Now the enshittification is happening everywhere near constantly devaluing online discourse.
The way I see it, those of us who do miss the great things about this early Internet time can keep talking about it, and one day, one of us, or one we talk to, will figure out how to reboot USENET for all of us to enjoy just as was done back in the day.
The other thing I miss from that time is USENET. So damn great, until it got swamped by noise. Some parts of it remain active today.
Threaded conversation is fantastic. And it's searchable. So damn much can be found in the USENET archives. The modern tools we have today aren't the same at all, mostly super functional silos. Not bad. Also, just not very good!
Finally, mailing lists. Those are still a thing, and like USENET, are searchable, high value communication exchanges.
Reddit is a lot like USENET. And the original charter around the Aaron time was similar, basically by users, for users kind of thing. Now the enshittification is happening everywhere near constantly devaluing online discourse.
The way I see it, those of us who do miss the great things about this early Internet time can keep talking about it, and one day, one of us, or one we talk to, will figure out how to reboot USENET for all of us to enjoy just as was done back in the day.