Users Discuss Reviving Features From the Early Internet

ShayanRabbi@TheShayanRabbi

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@TheAnnaGat https://youtu.be/DcTaI_Xq5yY?si=y0NggjTZs2iAff2a Old anime fan sites, html and css were the true peak of web design - and it wasn’t performative, folks literally didn’t know how to design a website better

5:33 PM · Jul 14, 2026

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Opdroid1234@opdroid1234

@ShriramKMurthi @TheAnnaGat comp.lang.lisp used to be a glorious place at one point:)

4:57 PM · Jul 14, 2026

James Barton@james_barton

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@emmaconcepts @TheAnnaGat That was a better internet. I hope it can return.

4:56 PM · Jul 14, 2026

@BenSchifman RSS yes!! I still use it tho

6:08 PM · Jul 14, 2026

ShayanRabbi@TheShayanRabbi

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Many users expressed nostalgia for early internet features like community messageboards and RSS because they recall them as fostering a more authentic and glorious online culture.

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@TheAnnaGat https://youtu.be/DcTaI_Xq5yY?si=y0NggjTZs2iAff2a Old anime fan sites, html and css were the true peak of web design - and it wasn’t performative, folks literally didn’t know how to design a website better

5:33 PM · Jul 14, 2026

OP

Opdroid1234@opdroid1234

@ShriramKMurthi @TheAnnaGat comp.lang.lisp used to be a glorious place at one point:)

4:57 PM · Jul 14, 2026

James Barton@james_barton

JB

@emmaconcepts @TheAnnaGat That was a better internet. I hope it can return.

4:56 PM · Jul 14, 2026

@BenSchifman RSS yes!! I still use it tho

6:08 PM · Jul 14, 2026

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What is a part of the old internet you'd bring back?

3:21 PM · Jul 14, 2026

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What is a part of the old internet you'd bring back?

3:21 PM · Jul 14, 2026