Subj : Re: Am I the only one dum
To   : Bikerbob
From : Commodore Clifford
Date : Fri Jul 22 2022 11:13:20

On 21 Jul 22  16:02:14 Bikerbob wrote...

BB> exactly - never too late for a meetup.. and to that point.. did the
BB> internet really create any type of community that the BBSs did? no I
BB> found it much easier to be on my own.. no need to socialize or be
BB> part of something.. pretty much everything you could or soon would be
BB> able to get by never having to leave your chair. Kind of sad really.
BB> 
BB> James
BB> 
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To which Commodore Clifford replies...

Well, part of that is the distances involved.  With BBS's you were likely
dealing with people who were in the same local calling area, so you at
least knew you all had that in common.

I think that was probably most of it right there.  If there was no such
thing as "long distance charged" I think the BBS scene would be the same,
as in ... not really "community".

Whereas now, BBSing is kind of a community due to a shared love of
something not widely shared.

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