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@elrainia@lemmy.world describes working on internet infrastructure back in the 1990s. This was on one of those "drive by" AskLemmys where a new user posts a juicy question, then after a couple hours they delete the topic and their account. However, those posts and comments are still visible in Piefed, ex: https://piefed.social/post/1733969#comment_9969293

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[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Been there, been part of it, too. Oh those times, before the invention of email SPAM. Later, the days of an open web without ads.

[-] Sergio@piefed.social 6 points 6 days ago

Yeah. Isn't it funny how we thought the Internet would magically make the world a better place? Maybe it was just me.

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