• OT: NG's really are better

    From hi folks@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jan 20 09:43:26 2017
    I remember when UseNet and BBS's used to be the main social outlet for many wanting to go public with their stories and rants. Having an active
    newsgroup allows anonymity still, while honest posters are still allowed to voice their opinions and facts without the burden of surveillance weighing
    you down the way Facebook and Twitter does. Really, all those sites are is a means for government and security to watch you more closely, much in the
    same way that Microsoft wants to watch you with Windows 10. It used to be
    when YOU were in control of what you wanted and how you wanted to present
    it. But now the spectrum controls you. Long live the days of old windows operating systems, DOS, and BBS's.

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  • From Nel@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 25 21:48:44 2017
    I remember when UseNet and BBS's used to be the main social outlet for
    many
    wanting to go public with their stories and rants. Having an active
    newsgroup allows anonymity still, while honest posters are still allowed
    to
    voice their opinions and facts without the burden of surveillance
    weighing
    you down the way Facebook and Twitter does. Really, all those sites are
    is a
    means for government and security to watch you more closely, much in the
    same way that Microsoft wants to watch you with Windows 10. It used to be when YOU were in control of what you wanted and how you wanted to present
    it. But now the spectrum controls you. Long live the days of old windows operating systems, DOS, and BBS's.

    [looks for the 'Like' button]

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