đź‘ŤMaximum Derekđź‘ŤICQ, One of the Oldest Instant Messengers, Is Shutting Down
ChozoI had no idea ICQ was even still operational. Good on them for making it as long as they did.
I was never an ICQ user, but it's always sad seeing such long-standing icons of the internet shut down.
Billiamit’s always sad seeing such long-standing icons of the internet shut down.
A reminder of how much fun Web 1.0 was, not the walled-gardened, enshittified, corporatized, ad-riddled rage baiter it is now.
I always said way back in the early 2000s that once corporations figured out the internet, it and society in general would be very screwed. Their early attempts at trying to make things go viral and create engagement were laughably bad. Then they hired a bunch of psychologists and sociologists and the rest is history.
That’s the same with one armed conflict that bothers me much. In the 90s there it was called “blood vs oil” by one charismatic man (who also correctly predicted how it’d go further, though), and, well, then “blood” won, and “oil” looked miserable - evil, dishonorable and defeated, all at the same time. But in 10 years they figured it out completely, in 20 years applied that power in every area they needed (mostly not military), in 25 had a big military victory, and now the situation really sucks from the looks of it.
skillissuerbig military victory around 2015-now? what the fuck are you talking about
It’s amazing how retards love to blame themselves being retarded on others.
The comment was specifically formed so that you wouldn’t have to know the context except that USSR was breaking up in the 90s.
The meaning was that just like with the Web, it seemed that something good and new has happened and is stronger than something old and evil, and there won’t be a payback later. Just like with the Web it seemed that it’s open and global and can’t be corrupted. (There in my example - it seemed that freedom of nations is now a principle to respect.)
take your meds or get some sleep