Re: You Can Use the Internet the Old-School Unixy Way With Shell Accounts

[email protected] (Paul W. Schleck) wrote:

> "One reason to sign up for a shell account is that shell providers
> often have friendly user communities.

(*) Most neighbours I have in pubnixens are just silent, but the few
that are not are worth staying.

> Many providers have their own IRC, Usenet, or bulletin boards where
> users can exchange messages.

...plus fediverse, too many different link aggregators and short message
like media, local or pubnix network wide bulletin boards, Gitea and Cgit
... short: Too many services competing for users.  That yields lots of
sub-crowds with far to few comminication.

The too many services trap.

> The users tend to be other Linux and Unix enthusiasts. These spaces
> are just fun to hang out in."

See (*).

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