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Re:Ask HN: What have we lost in tech and society? by rnd0 on Friday September 23, 2022 @04:05PM (#32956425)
Theming seems to be a LOT less common now than before. Even Windows XP/Vista/7 had more customization options (classic and aero) than they do now.

Remembering how many different themes and things were made for Gnome 1 and 2 it's depressing to see that almost completely gone from modern Linux DEs.

Re:Ask HN: What have we lost in tech and society? by P_I_Staker on Friday September 23, 2022 @06:25PM (#32957801)
Yes, for whatever reason that stuff has been ditched. I will admit that most of it seemed kinda like gimmicky junk. I can't say I personally miss it.

I'd usually use it for a while and get bored. I remember you could do some pretty extensive mods, but it would definitely risk breaking things, or getting a virus.

It all seemed really promising, but kind of petered out.