I don't think it's #retromania at all. I see people my own age, who were online in the 2000s pine away for the Internet that wasn't there during that time. And I think it's because us Internet ancient old farts, like me, who have been on it since 1993 tell too many stories "How are you so offensively mouthy?" Well, I learned from salty academics on #usenet when I was 13 about the art of the flame. People are pining away for a pre-marketer internet. #news https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2025-01-07/the-internet-hasnt-made-us-bad-we-were-already-like-that-the-mistake-of-yearning-for-the-friendly-online-world-of-20-years-ago.html
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