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mixed The thread is warmly nostalgic but not uncritical. Many commenters recognize the feeling of loss around personal sites, forums, IRC, Usenet, and exploratory browsing, while others argue the author’s timeline reflects age more than a universal decline, or point out that the older web also had viruses, pop-ups, adware, c — latest discussion,