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		2devnull on April 10, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Yes, social media is a cause of the epidemic of te... Usenet didn’t have this problem. It’s not being online and interacting with others that’s the problem. It’s the money. And we’ve known that forever.

tithe on April 10, 2024 [–]

I wonder how Usenet would have been different if it had supported profile pictures.

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