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[–] 0 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

No. Only very selective people joined message boards. The rest were on AOL, compact or not at all. You're taking a very select group of.people and expecting the Facebook and iPad generations to be able to do that. Not going to happen. I also noticed some people below talking about things like geocities and other minor free hosting and publishing site that are all gone now. They're not coming back.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yep, those things were so rarely used ... sure. You are forgetting that 99% of people knew nothing about computers when this stuff came out, but people made themselves learn. It's like comparing Reddit and Twitter to a federated alternative.

    Also, something like geocities could easily make a comeback if the damn corporations would stop throwing dozens of pop-ups, banners, and sidescrolls on everything.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago

    And 99% of people today STILL don't know anything about computers. Go ask those same people simply "what is a file" they won't know. Lmao. Geocities could come back if corporations stop advertising. Do you even hear yourself.

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