lenazun1d ago
did we already lose the word “cyber” as we lost “crypto”? sadness
Show threadAdrian Riskin 

@lzg

I feel like it was lost long ago in another context.

http://cyber.urbanup.com/343160

Apr 8 at 12:14pmWeb
Show threadMake 🍁1d ago
@AdrianRiskin @lzg Is this not what everyone thinks "to cyber" is (i.e. sexy roleplay)? I could have sworn I saw it used like this as far back as the 90's. 😳
Show threadAdrian Riskin 1d ago

@pawv @lzg

Ah, yeah, maybe. I remember (maybe early 90s?) when that use of cyber came in people complained that it was a misuse of the prefix as a verb and that it ignored the actual meaning it contributed to the word "cybernetics", i.e. control.

Show threadMake 🍁1d ago
@AdrianRiskin @lzg I forgot the lingo but I'm also suddenly remembering there was a shorthand in forum posts, something like "M/24 looking for F/34 to cyber". I was a pubescent kid at the time without strong attraction, and found it more comical than anything. 😋