Looming Groupocalypse: The Google Groupsspaggheddon Cometh
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Looming Groupocalypse: The Google Groupsspaggheddon Cometh
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Re: Looming Groupocalypse: The Google Groupsspaggheddon Cometh
#2Tuesday, September 11088, 1993
Usenet is dead.
Usenet has always been dead.
Usenet is dying.
Usenet is always dying.
Live with it.
Long live Usenet!
Re: Looming Groupocalypse: The Google Groupsspaggheddon Cometh
#3Usenet is not controlled by a big corporation, that is what threatens its existence.
You didn't need Meta or X or Instagram to exchange information. Algorithms didn't decide what you get to see or not. You weren't forced to consume large amounts of ads and you weren't tracked. This is very bad! :)
Can we, somehow, revive Usenet or build a better version of it?
Re: Looming Groupocalypse: The Google Groupsspaggheddon Cometh
#4Usenet is not controlled by a big corporation, that is what threatens its existence. You didn't need Meta or X or Instagram to exchange information. Algorithms didn't decide what you get to see or not. You weren't forced to consume large amounts of ads and you weren't tracked. This is very bad! :) Can we, somehow, revive Usenet or build a better version of it?
The role of Usenet now is filled by the fediverse.
Re: Looming Groupocalypse: The Google Groupsspaggheddon Cometh
#5The title could be misconstrued that Google groups is going to be discontinued. It won't be for a long time, simply because Google heavily relies on it internally.
Re: Looming Groupocalypse: The Google Groupsspaggheddon Cometh
#6The title could be misconstrued that Google groups is going to be discontinued. It won't be for a long time, simply because Google heavily relies on it internally.
They killed Google Code in 2016, and Google Code Search in 2012. Internally those types of products still exist, just not for public use. I see no reason Google groups could not also be killed for any public use.
Re: Looming Groupocalypse: The Google Groupsspaggheddon Cometh
#7The title could be misconstrued that Google groups is going to be discontinued. It won't be for a long time, simply because Google heavily relies on it internally.
They killed Google Code in 2016, and Google Code Search in 2012. Internally those types of products still exist, just not for public use. I see no reason Google groups could not also be killed for any public use.
I’m not sure that’s entirely accurate. As far as I understand the internally available equivalents are entirely different products than what was publicly available, and have never been made public themselves.
Re: Looming Groupocalypse: The Google Groupsspaggheddon Cometh
#8Usenet is not controlled by a big corporation, that is what threatens its existence. You didn't need Meta or X or Instagram to exchange information. Algorithms didn't decide what you get to see or not. You weren't forced to consume large amounts of ads and you weren't tracked. This is very bad! :) Can we, somehow, revive Usenet or build a better version of it?
The role of Usenet now is filled by the fediverse.
It's filled (sadly) by Reddit and not much else.
I hope the fediverse somehow wins but it doesn't look likely any time soon
Re: Looming Groupocalypse: The Google Groupsspaggheddon Cometh
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
The role of Usenet now is filled by the fediverse.
It's filled (sadly) by Reddit and not much else. I hope the fediverse somehow wins but it doesn't look likely any time soon
I tried Lemmy for a bit and found it to be nothing more than a tiny Reddit clone. And I don't mean just the software aspect of it, rather the content and moderation.
Re: Looming Groupocalypse: The Google Groupsspaggheddon Cometh
#10I’ve heard of Usenet, but never used it. It was once (maybe ~15 years ago) advertised as an alternative to torrents, but I don’t get the vibe that’s the primary use case.
What can I do with Usenet?
The internet has become so boring, I’d be open to exploring something else, but I’ve got no idea what Usenet is.