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Re:I rebuilt the same project after 15 years – what changed ... by politelemon on Saturday April 04, 2026 @04:16PM (#47642925)
It was still likely possible to have retained the originality and novelty of the first site without succumbing to the plague of our contemporary blandness.
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Re:I rebuilt the same project after 15 years – what changed ... by manudaro on Saturday April 04, 2026 @04:56PM (#47643275)
You're not wrong. The 2011 version had character. Google+ icons, chat per city, a people search engine. It felt like a place, not a tool.

The tradeoff was deliberate though. Serving 261 countries in 4 languages with an API and MCP Server pushes you toward structure over personality. But I do miss some of that original energy.

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