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I'm missing the days that I used to make random Internet friends on AIM. If anyone is down for IM, hit me up on #XMPP: dead superhero@joindiaspora.com
@deadsuperhero I thought that was the entire purpose of mastodon
@25519 It is, but I like one-on-one conversations.
I just view instant messaging as like having a pen pal.
I grew up with the era of forums and instant messenger, and there are dynamics of both things that forged some deeply meaningful personal relationships.