Someone reminded me that NationStates existed the other day. I took a look at their forums, and they're... adorable? See for yourself: https://forum.nationstates.net/
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That means no hypercompetition for attention, no ruthless pruning for memetic fitness. Just a bunch of people hanging out talking about politics and stuff. It's like seeing a species of animal I thought had gone extinct, chilling out in its own very isolated niche.
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I have a lot of fond nostalgia for old forum culture. Used to hang out on Yu-Gi-Oh forums correcting people about obscure card interactions, then on Stepmania forums talking shit and showing people my stepfiles. These forums no longer exist and aren't backed up anywhere :/
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Oh my god, I totally read this book - was it Aleksey who told me to?!
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Book?
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Somethingawful has actually remained pretty “pure” by this lens, though I don’t think anyone under like 25 really spends much time there anymore
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