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- enshitification@slrpnk.net
- eticadigitale@feddit.it
Best explanation I’ve seen so far of why platforms like Reddit tend to get crappy after a certain amount of time.
Best explanation I’ve seen so far of why platforms like Reddit tend to get crappy after a certain amount of time.
Past two decades, you mean? (I’m still mad about the crowd choosing MSN Messenger over open protocol chat programs back in '00)
Eh, there were some floating around. XMPP was fairly common, as LiveJournal, Google, Facebook, Skype, AOL, Xfire, and lord knows what else all had varying degrees of support for it.
Take a look at Matrix.