Anyone else notice the fediverse is quite close knit?

I keep seeing the same names popping up. I think it’s rather cute!

Yeh it does feel rather close. It’s quite nice honestly

as a former resident of the infopop forums, i liken the fediverse to bulletin boards in the 90s and early 2000s and it’s nice - the kind that were super hyper localized by topic but everyone was friendly. :)

It’s like back in the day of Internet forums. I don’t mind it at all.

bro i thought i was old but then i met an old nerd who said they use these things called IRC servers or some shit idk

when I was young (but still way past the prime time of IRC, 2000’s), I was invited to a few IRC servers for raids and etc. I didnt realize other kids werent doing the same…

The golden days of IRC were the best. Every day I use the current internet, I miss the way of the old internet. Back when everything was just run by a bunch of nerds doing whatever they wanted, as opposed to everyone being shut out by the big names now, looking to control everything and maximise profit.

I miss the format of old forums. I wonder if they still exist?

Depends on which old format you mean. The late 90s php-bbs is rare, but you can still find some of them around, I think the forums for the Commander X16 (a new retro computer) uses that style, or something closer to 2004-ish.

Hmm, I will be glad if someone remember my name. I just post to fill the gap in communities.

Also I remembered @crul@lemm.ee for comics and other arts post, @statmets@lemmy.world and @The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website for memes, Heisenberg and Otter for comic and meme too, @kolanki@yiffit.net and annoyed_(Dancing Crab), @sour@kbin.social for comment this “[._.]” with GD Icon and many more. Thanks to all of you making such a Good community.

I remember you! I see posts all the time and notice “Ah, it’s that Sag fellow again”

Wooh, The Picard Maneuver remember me.

I remember kolanki. Likely because the display name is all emojis 🤣

Omg SagxD i remember u

I have a really bad habit of never looking at anyone’s names…

There are specific users with emoji names that stand out a lot all of the time.

Interesting! I wonder if the Eternity client doesn’t show that? I have never noticed it at least. I am also in the habit of never looking at names though. Maybe it is good to be in the habit of remembering names because it humanizes the people on the other end or so?

I am on eternity, too, it shows that

For me profile pictures helps a lot. You could go to Settings->interface->comments->show avatar

Well, Neil, isn’t that a little selfish of you!

Yes, whoever you are.

Same, but it is a trained habit. I purposefully do not want to look at usernames.

You’ll be having a perfectly nice conversation only to look up and see you’re talking to “uwu_yes_daddy” or “aryan_enjoyer88.”

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