> More relevant to my future however, Tom was also a participant on an early internet (pre-Web) kind of discussion forum called Usenet — a kind of "reddit" if you will<p>So, this is where we are ... in 2024 you need to <i>explain</i> what Usenet us ... jeez I feel old.<p>And I'll also note that Usenet has/had features that none of the so-called "modern" platform have, such as the ability to exchange arbitrary files without centralized control / censorship.