> That's what I recall as well. I wonder what happened.
I think the biggest factor is a kind of 'paradox of choice' effect, where any online community feels less worthwhile just because there is such a huge variety to choose from. If I look at my Discord now, I'm part of a few dozen servers now, which all at some point seemed interesting. But that interest was fleeting, because... well, how important can they be, if there are a few dozen of them in my list, without me even looking very hard?
So I think on the one hand, it's fine to be a bit nostalgic for an old internet that simply won't exist in that way again. But on the other hand, it's probably also a matter of personal choice and a willingness to engage with the small communities that still exist, which could probably revive some of that old feeling of connectedness.
I think I was pretty lucky with this post, because I managed to capture people's attention in a place that's maybe a bit unusal for this kind of interaction, which made it more singular and 'worthwhile' again. But that can't be repeated at will, of course.
I think the biggest factor is a kind of 'paradox of choice' effect, where any online community feels less worthwhile just because there is such a huge variety to choose from. If I look at my Discord now, I'm part of a few dozen servers now, which all at some point seemed interesting. But that interest was fleeting, because... well, how important can they be, if there are a few dozen of them in my list, without me even looking very hard?
So I think on the one hand, it's fine to be a bit nostalgic for an old internet that simply won't exist in that way again. But on the other hand, it's probably also a matter of personal choice and a willingness to engage with the small communities that still exist, which could probably revive some of that old feeling of connectedness.
I think I was pretty lucky with this post, because I managed to capture people's attention in a place that's maybe a bit unusal for this kind of interaction, which made it more singular and 'worthwhile' again. But that can't be repeated at will, of course.