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Re:Fall of the Berlin Wall on Usenet (1989.) by mathgeek on Sunday May 14, 2023 @02:08PM (#35939957)
Not particularly. The masses were neither on nor aware of Usenet and thus it never had the cultural real-time impact on society that modern popular services do. It was mostly “early” tech folks and academics chatting with each other.
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Re:Fall of the Berlin Wall on Usenet (1989.) by macintux on Sunday May 14, 2023 @04:48PM (#35941246)
There were glimmers. The Babylon 5 group had an impact on both the audience and the show itself, for example, with JMS actively participating.
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