XPost: alt.fan.usenet   
   From: nospam@example.net   
      
   On Sat, 17 Aug 2024, The Real Bev wrote:   
      
   >>   
   >> What is this nextdoor thing? I have heard about it on usenet, but I think   
   >> it must be some US thing that has not yet reached europe.   
   >   
   > It's sort of like facebook, but divided into neighborhoods (literal   
   > neighborhoods, maybe 1 mile or so in diameter).  It's clunkier than facebook,   
   > but there's local stuff that makes it kind of useful -- especially since the   
   > local newspaper now has ONE page of actual local news if we're lucky.  I   
   > would guess that half the participants have never used a computer, just a   
   > phone, and have very little comprehension of how the world actually works.  I   
   > really didn't realize how stupid people could be until I subscribed. It's all   
   > over the US, and will probably invade Europe soon.   
      
   Ahh, I see. Seems very logical since the local press is almost gone. I   
   can really see the reason for it existing. As you say, I would not be   
   surprised at all if it pops up in europe soon.   
      
   As far as I know, in europe, facebook is currently filling that niche.   
      
   >> As for fb, I am hearing more and more people who decrease their amount of   
   >> fb:ing or just stopped using it altogether except planning childrens   
   >> activities or so.   
   >   
   > With filters and the Social Fixer extension for Firefox and Chrome I've made   
   > it as much like usenet as possible.  I only see posts from friends (100 or   
   > so, mostly from usenet), friends of friends, and groups that I'm interested   
   > in.  No ads, no posts that FB thinks I might be interested in.   
      
   Don't have it myself. My other vice, besides usenet, is mastodon, where   
   I reside on a nice and uncensored instance with a healthy mix of nazis,   
   libertarians, conservative cristians, people who just enjoy technology   
   or memes and so on. Just like I like it!   
      
   > The good thing about usenet is that you 'meet' random people who are probably   
   > interested in the same kinds of things that you are, aren't stupid, and   
   > aren't a waste of time.  Yeahyeahyeah, a lot of loons, but they're easy to   
   > weed out and there aren't as many as there used to be.   
      
   One mans loon is another mans hero! ;)   
      
   > 'Reels' (short videos) have just started showing up, and they're tempting   
   > time-wasters.  I don't regret seeing Simone Biles' performances though -- and   
   > I wouldn't have if somebody hadn't brought them to my attention.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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