ongoing by Tim Bray · Graying Out
For many years I’ve interacted with my fellow humans, I think perhaps more than any other way, via the medium of Internet chat. But in my chat window, they’re fading, one by one. This problem is technical and personal and I felt it ought not to go unrecognized.
Hasnain says:
This made me a bit sad. This is a nice trip down memory lane of how the internet used to be with free, federated open protocols and closer, tighter knit social networks. I miss that time.
Of course, there are upsides, it was only accessible to a small population, the community was restricted/inaccessible, and I kinda like how far we've come. But sometimes one just wishes for "simpler" times.
"These days, more and more are always grayed out, because they were on some other service that’s no longer connected. It makes me sad, because I can no longer say “Hey, qq?” when I want to. So I thought I’d cut and paste some of those people. The world being what it is, chances are there are lots that I’ll never chat with again."
Posted on 2019-03-13T04:00:10+0000