I’m not making any argument other than why you may experience some skepticism.

but why would I post it if that wasn’t true?

Dozens of reasons, really. People do irrational stuff all the time.

Sure, I get that. But I can also just as easily say the same thing and claim it is one of the largest companies in the world.

You are 100% corect that we should not trust companies with our data. No argument there. Please just realize we might have some skepticism.

I appreciate this post, but this is also a lot of “trust me, bro” to…well, trust.

Kinda. The 90’s saw a lot of famous heroin abuse in bands, and it was a response to the coked-up bright colors of the 80s. Plus heroin chic in the fashion industry. The early 2000s had resurgence of pink and bright colors for normies who were all on prozac, so everyone going the other direction doubled down on the 90s fashion trends.

This is 1 million% what’s at play here. Tech bros HATE that they have to deal with stupid laws, and putting a server outside of the jurisdiction of literally every country is a dream. A giant server ship has to dock, it needs fuel…not so with something in orbit (in Elon fantasy land anyway)

Not weird, that’s the point. It’s the inverse of the “crypto? $300 concert tickets? You hit your head pretty hard…” Meme that was around.

That’s what I almost titled this post.

A guy missing a few teeth couldn’t pronounce Keyser Söze.

I’m upvoting the absurdity of this being posted here.

Are you my niece that’s about to drop out of college because her religious BF wants to fuck and will 1million% get her pregnant?

I love so much that there are real, hilarious consequences for overzealous early adoption. You can’t make this shit up.

Right, so no shotguns? Easy. Sniper rifles, no problem.

Honest question: is there also a boatload of sketchy stiff to avoid if you just wanted to have a nice SFW time? Early 2000s internet before Google indexed everything had some pockets of unsavory.

Also, is it just a bunch of middle aged dudes in mostly text forums? That’s like 85% of my experience with 90s internet.

Not hooty owls, it’s a conferencing thing.