I feel exactly the same way. My brother is ten years older than me, so I discovered the Internet at a very young age. It was like a science fiction western, filled to the brim with hackers and webmasters.
Once I grew up and became a developer, I never found a community like the ones I saw when I was a kid. To me, even open-source projects often look like corporate projects in comparison. There was a sense of excitement back then that no longer exists today - or at least, I can't seem to find it.
I am filled with nostalgia whenever I see retro art, like the first edition of Shadowrun books.
I feel the same way, growing up there was an era of excitement and pure passion -- it's like that's lost today. That's why I've been trying to build up a list of people who feel the same and making a tiny channel for it.
I feel the same way. Nowadays everything seems corporate and advertiser-friendly like a cyberpunk city.
I miss the forums I used to participate in during early 2000s. It was a profoundly human experience with good and bad moments. It's also the reason I speak english today. Found multiple communities dedicated to a video game series I liked. There were boards about everything, from the games themselves to fan creations and the almighty off-topic board. All kinds of people frequented these places. I remember I got to know many of them. Sometimes while I'm browsing reddit I recognize an old nickname from those days and I am tempted to send a PM.
I feel exactly the same way. My brother is ten years older than me, so I discovered the Internet at a very young age. It was like a science fiction western, filled to the brim with hackers and webmasters.
Once I grew up and became a developer, I never found a community like the ones I saw when I was a kid. To me, even open-source projects often look like corporate projects in comparison. There was a sense of excitement back then that no longer exists today - or at least, I can't seem to find it.
I am filled with nostalgia whenever I see retro art, like the first edition of Shadowrun books.