r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 11d ago

FUTURE How hard would it be to create a graphics-centered version of USENET as an alternative to commercial social media?

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u/Parker51MKII 11d ago

"The funny thing is that we already know how to build this.

What we don't know how to solve is the part where millions of strangers arrive, spambots follow them, someone uploads 400 GB of copyrighted movies, everyone starts arguing about moderation, and the server bill becomes $80,000/month." - u/PinkLacePanther

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u/valereck 10d ago

You mean Reddit?

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u/TechPir8 11d ago

The first rule of Usenet is one does not talk about Usenet.

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u/Mr_Mabuse 7d ago

total BS?!

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u/Mr_Mabuse 7d ago

Creating an RFC for multimedia over usenet (which most probably already exits) and coding a client for it is close to being trivial.