Subj : Re: BBS Population
To   : Bex
From : Avon
Date : Thu Oct 13 2022 15:56:38

On 10 Oct 2022 at 03:00p, Bex pondered and said...
 
 Be> I could be wrong, because I was out of the BBS scene since I shut down my
 Be> last board in the late-90s, so I have no actual data on this, but it
 Be> seems like there was a major lull around 2008-2016 or so, and then
 Be> things started to make a comeback about then. Then another lull around,
 Be> and then the pandemic.
 Be> 
 Be> I do still think that we are in the end BBS times, once this group of
 Be> nostalgia-seeking Gen Xers (I'm proudly in that group) moves on, there
 Be> isn't going to be anyone who wants to bring it back. The nostalgia window
 Be> is a moving window, driven mostly by people in their 40s and 50s. As they
 Be> age out, the new group is nostalgia for other experiences.
 Be> 
 Be> This BBS renaissance is great, but it probably only has 5 years max
 Be> before all but the most devoted move on to something else.

I'm a Gen X boy. While I don't disagree with the assessment of who is returning to the scene I'd argue there are some younger folks also testing the waters / curious to know what this medium etc. is like.

My hope is that this continues and your guesstimate of 5 years max is far to low. :)

Heck, I plan on sticking around for as long as body and fingers to type with let me :)

Kerr Avon [Blake's 7] 'I'm not expendable, I'm not stupid and I'm not going'
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