• manitcor@lemmy.intai.techOP
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    1 year ago

    similar to old usenet and fidonet, volunteers, there have always been people happy to help run hardware and help make the commons a thing. people were lured away from the gardens and parks by digital theme parks and shopping malls, where the users become customers.

    people wonder “how can it possibly work”

    email works great! same concept.

    • Pixlbabble@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Love me some old internet. So basically were back to the cost of bandwidth for individuals who want to run a server.