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Karrot_Kream on July 13, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Blocking Threads won't be enough to protect privac...

Usenet had no upvotes and still had plenty of flamethreads.

fsckboy on July 13, 2023 [–]

that doesn't mean that voting doesn't make the problem worse. And before eternal September, the internet was nerds, the "unpopular kids". When all the normies showed up, the incentives shifted.

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