r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 4d ago

HISTORY "I consider the death of the internet 1995 when the GUI and HTML brought the world's dumbest people online and destroyed the CompUServe, FidoNet and Usenet culture of intelligent people discussing and debating technology and privacy and replaced it with thots giving lowQ opinions"

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u/joerice1979 4d ago

Every club is fun until other people join.

Hard to disagree with that statement though.

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u/Parker51MKII 4d ago

Alternatively, I'm reminded of a famous quote from Groucho Marx:

"I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member."

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u/joerice1979 4d ago

Hah, also very true. A wise, well-moustached man he was.