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What do you believe was the best era of the Internet and why? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 8 months ago by Preventer79@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.blahaj.zone 33 points 8 months ago (1 children)

For me, it was the 90s, before the entire landscape got consumed by giant corporations. I know it wasn't all roses back then, but it felt like you could find anything online, and it opened up a whole new world.

Remember when almost every new web site had a guestbook and would sometimes let you sign up for an email address using their domain? I had a [username]@britneyspears.com email address for a while.

[–] natecox@programming.dev 15 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I want my ICQ and my IRCs and my “you’ve got mail” and my horrible screeching that means I will be online soon back.

I’m not even kidding. Give me back my 90s internet.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 8 months ago

Go play HYPNOSPACE OUTLAW right now, if you haven’t. Trust me.

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I keep wanting to go back to usenet, but I hate that it's not included by my ISP anymore

[–] fratermus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

http://www.eternal-september.org/

free access to text froups

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 8 months ago

WHOA! Thank you so much!