"Filthy old technologies deserve to be destroyed. After all, they work and don't require permission."

There's a great thread in the comment section here and this one in particular stood out to me. I know very little about Usenet but it seems like there are some lessons to be learned and hopefully not forgotten

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/12/20/2147253/the-rise-and-fall-of-usenet