It was social media without capitalism. Honestly, a utopia.

We logged in daily because there was always new content to discover. A new fileshare with obscure content or a zine with cool ascii art. It’s a shame that everything is fed to us now. That sense of discovery is largely gone.

It’s interesting to me how that got flipped upside down. People log on daily to consume viral content or meme templates that is in everyone’s feed. Early BBS culture was all about finding the niche where you fit in.