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Re:Truly unified inbox – BlackBerry got it right and nobody ... by saberdancer on Thursday April 29, 2021 @03:23AM (#26978311)
Wouldn't USENET be Reddit?

Various subreddits, async communication, sharing of stuff. User accounts. Only major difference (and it is a big one) is voting.

I must admit I never realized Slack is IRC. It makes perfect sense.

Re:Truly unified inbox – BlackBerry got it right and nobody ... by LinuxBender on Thursday April 29, 2021 @08:22AM (#26980217)
In my opinion there is no need for voting on usenet. You can reply to anyone or ignore anyone. No global echo chambers, no global moderation beyond removing illegal content on a specific provider or filtering a usenet group on a specific provider. If you had a group of like-minded friends that wanted to ignore specific ways of thinking, then you could all contribute to your own group specific ignore-list. Corporations have no financial incentive to build around usenet for this reason, as they have zero control over the client.