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

On 2025-04-11, Borax Man <[email protected]> wrote:

> I signed up to one or two, and that was my experience.
> The *idea* was cool, but no one was really there. The
> fundamental problem, I think, is its not a real community.
> Its people who want to use a particular technology, but
> don't share any other interest. It's like starting a
> group for people who like to meet in community centres.
> Once you're there, then what? You've already achieved
> your goal? The Gemini community had the same problem.
> They just liked the idea of using Gemini. That doesn't
> make what you have to say more interesting.
>
> It was basically, at least to me, people who liked to use
> a particular means to an ends, but actually had no ends.
> I do understand that the communication format does matter
> (part of the appeal of Usenet to me), but you need more
> than a shared desire to use the same format. At least on
> Usenet, you can find others with similar interests.

Extremely well put!

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