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neatnik@social.lol ("Neatnik") wrote:
I used all four of those services at various points, as well as The Sierra Network (and GEnie, briefly). And so many BBSes! Each was fun and special in its own way, but they all shared that common thread of purpose-driven usage tied to sessions with a distinct beginning and end.
We’ll never go back to that, given that the internet is now in our pockets and strapped to our wrists. But it’s interesting to think about the way we changed how we spend time online, and how that in turn changed us.