When MeFi was new

At my deskAt my desk by chrismear (cc by)

Long time user holgate paints a lovely picture of the weird spot MetaFilter existed in at its start, why it was different, and how it's different now:

the MeFi of 2000 was populated by people who gave a shit about the web as a distinct thing in itself, while the MeFi of 2012 quite rightly treats the web as something as pervasive and enveloping as the air we breathe.

originally spotted by jessamyn
04/15/12
by mathowie

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