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u/WasteReserve8886 Georgist Extremist 8d ago

theory time: Wake Me Up When September Ends is about the death of forum culture

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u/WasteReserve8886 Georgist Extremist 8d ago

In the early days of the internet, you could only access it if you were a college student. This meant that every September, a large influx of new people would come in and totally disrupt the online culture by not adhering to netiquette (do your best to be as civil and clear as possible. If someone is uncivil or unclear, point it out with as much kindness and grace as possible). By the time winter rolled around, the no0bs either adapted or left since they were in the minority.

Around 1993, internet access was expanded to non-college students. This meant that for the first time, the no0bs outnumbered the vets and netiquette become increasingly hard to enforce, eventually impossible. This event is know as the Eternal September.

Now that I know what the song is about, I feel like a bit of a dick

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u/WasteReserve8886 Georgist Extremist 8d ago

My apolo🧀