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		ubermonkey on June 5, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why did Usenet fail? It didn't fail. It was a smashing, world-changing success. Success, though, doesn't always mean immortality.

intrasight on June 5, 2023 | [–]

Came to say the same. Usenet was amazing - in it's time. If that's "failure" then lots of apps would be happy to fail.

B1FF_PSUVM on June 5, 2023 | [–]

"Just resting."

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