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Slashdot -> Fark -> Digg -> Reddit -> Lemmy (beehaw.org)

submitted 2 years ago by eclipxe@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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It's been a long journey, but here we arrive. Welcome home.

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[–] MobBarley@beehaw.org 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

Renegade BBSes -> IRC -> slashdot -> digg -> reddit -> imgur -> discord -> mastadon
with plenty of side quests along the way

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[–] Lowered_lifted@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I had the same journey but I'm pretty sure I found Slashdot by way of boingboing which I found by way of Diesel Sweeties blog posts when I first got a DSL connection in 2002 and was looking for comics and blogs to fill up my trendy new RSS reader lol

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Lame. You weren't even on Usenet in the 90's.

Signed, Zoomer.

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[–] skycat@beehaw.org 9 points 2 years ago

Finally more people moving to fediverse

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not going back too far, mine was IRC > Slashdot > FuckedCompany > Fark> 4chan > Reddit > Digg > back to Reddit lol > Lemmy

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[–] simple@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's funny because I've seen some people on Reddit say they're going to use Fark instead after the controversy. I guess old sites just don't die.

[–] dingus@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

I still visit Slashdot pretty regularly, but I make it a point to avoid the comments section.

[–] Thorned_Rose@beehaw.org 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I now have the Enterprise theme song stuck in my head 😅

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[–] RagingNerdoholic@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Slashdot

Damn, that takes me back.

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[–] lhx@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Slashdot in its heyday was great. Then that sale happened. Somehow I ended up skipping Fark and Digg.

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[–] EonNShadow@pawb.social 7 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Journey Before Destination

[–] MJKee9@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Fuck Moash

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[–] Zagaroth@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago

I kind of skipped Fark entirely, but other than that, yeah that was my route here.

[–] psysok@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

Pretty similar for me, but I never did Fark. Funnily enough after digg was sold and relaunched I started using the new digg pretty regularly. It isn't old digg, but it does find and aggregate decent news and entertainment links.

[–] dorsal4641@infosec.pub 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Where does somethingawful fit in

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[–] mershed_perderders@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'd need to shoehorn the Something Awful forums in there somewhere between Fark and Digg.

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[–] Jxn@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Slashdot -> Fark -> StumbleUpon -> reddit -> Lemmy for me.

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[–] laresek@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago

Somehow, I missed Fark in that transition, but otherwise, that was my journey too.

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