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General Discussion@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

How was life back then?

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How was life back then?

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General Discussion@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

And what was the state of Linux when proprietary instant messaging apps were popular?

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It was the best of times, before windows had adverts built in, and before Google turned evil.

Your online life and real life rarely overlapped, and Linux wasn’t as popular because privacy was less of an issue.

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