watched that node documentary recently (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB8KwiiUGy0) and was surprised to see familiar faces like @Rauch on early node google groups. now twitter is just ai and teens and getting annoying.
saw this article about mailing lists (https://lwn.net/Articles/827233/) and got me thinking. seems like all the good ideas are stuck in these walled gardens now - mastodon, twitter, github discussions, farcaster channels, etc. not only is it politically siloed, but places like discord/slack are just totally underindexed.
what happened to google groups? do ppl miss it? are there any real open alternatives? whos working on this stuff?
where's the serious, nuanced work happening in 2024 and beyond? explain whats going on to someone to young to be born into what seemed like a more vibrant era of google groups and usenet.
google groups seems to have turned into some admin tool for GCP rather than a place for real discussions. anyone else feeling this or am i just being nostalgic for something i never even experienced lol
thoughts? experiences? where do you all go for the good stuff these days?