In my opinion, Facebook (and much modern social media) is but a prettified (in many cases also app-i-filed) web forum (often turned into a walled garden).
I came across this long article reminiscing about web-base fora that paved the way to the world we now have. https://tedium.co/2026/07/01/online-web-forums-retrospective/ Some Silk Listers may find some nostalgic gems in it. Thaths -- Homer: Hey, what does this job pay? Carl: Nuthin'. Homer: D'oh! Carl: Unless you're crooked. Homer: Woo-hoo!
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