Zoomers don't know what Usenet is
As proven by their tweets about Gerard Way's late-90s online fetish posting. But does that even matter?
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excerpts from the ongoing explorations of allegra rosenberg. topics of note: digital culture, fandom, fashion, north & south poles, public humanities, music & TV.
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