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   Coyo to Anonkitty   
   Re: hello   
   20 Jun 23 08:52:15   
   
   From: coyo@spammers-belong-in.hell   
      
   On Fri, 16 Dec 2022 14:45:18 -0000 (UTC)   
   "Anonkitty"  wrote:   
      
   > Brian W. Antoine  wrote:   
   > > On Sat, 3 Dec 2022 17:00:48 -0000 (UTC), "Anonkitty"   
   > >  wrote:   
   > >   
   > >>Considering how prevalent furries seem to be in STEM, they kind of   
   > >>already do, it's just that their projects resemble large (yet   
   > >>insular) social networks and web apps more than they do some   
   > >>Geocities-style personal page.  Projects like FurAffinity and Barq   
   > >>show that furries build spaces for furries to gather and exchange,   
   > >>not really to express themselves in isolation.   
   > >   
   > > And then there are us old farts. :)   
   >   
   > I am younger than you may think. I'm just using Usenet because I'm a   
   > huge retro UNIX nerd. It may be the type, maybe the lack of users,   
   > perhaps even some way in which their respective UIs and automations   
   > shape user behavior, but retro intercom systems like Usenet or IRC   
   > are just way more laid-back and civil compared to modern mainstream   
   > social media.   
   >   
      
   TikTok furries, am I right?   
      
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