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1. seydor · 1790010971 · focus · HN ↗

   the most intentional internet was made by people, not algorithms

   now that we have cheap spam filtering, why don't we go back to forums

   1. pixl97 · 1790014403 · focus · HN ↗

      For the same reasons we left forums in the first place.

      Spam was just a very small part of why people left forums. Size of the community and network effects was one of them. A constant stream of activity on any subject you wanted was yet another. Not having to log in to 40 different places yet another.

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