Usenet
Software / App
worldwide computer-based distributed discussion system
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Videos Mentioning Usenet
My Conversation With Marc Andreessen, Co-Founder of a16z & Netscape
David Senra
The old messaging system on the early internet before 1993, known for spectacular intellectual discussions, described in utopian terms.
Jimmy Wales - Wikipedia’s Real Genesis Story, The Questioning Mind, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
An early distributed internet message board system, peer-to-peer and uncensorable, which Jimmy Wales used and observed leading to bad behavior and flame wars.
Doom Legend John Romero — The Path to Prolific Innovation and Making 130+ Games | Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
An internet discussion system where subcultures formed around the anticipation of Doom's release.
Scott Aaronson on Computational Complexity Theory and Quantum Computers
Y Combinator
A pre-internet discussion system mentioned as a precursor to blogs and the original promise of the internet for discourse.