I remember being 14 and connecting to a BBS for the first time. Back in the day we were only a handle, no face, no gender, no nationality and yet, the people I met were the most interesting, the most wise and the most inquisitive. Looking back I can see why. The internet was a place for loners, weirdos, nerds, outcasts and such, no one else would hang out in such place. It was private, it was safe, it was ours.
Over the years I witnessed the rise and fall of several communities, I started a few myself and I saw everything crumbling down when social media took over.
Now in my 30s I wonder why did we left? what was the point of leaving our people behind? The internet has its own nation, its own language and its own culture and I can proudly say that I was there from the beginning. I wonder where are we heading now. Am I screaming in an empty room or do you feel it too?
Is there anybody out there?
Over the years I witnessed the rise and fall of several communities, I started a few myself and I saw everything crumbling down when social media took over.
Now in my 30s I wonder why did we left? what was the point of leaving our people behind? The internet has its own nation, its own language and its own culture and I can proudly say that I was there from the beginning. I wonder where are we heading now. Am I screaming in an empty room or do you feel it too?
Is there anybody out there?