Excluding, say, here or the fediverse more broadly.
There have been some nice corners of the internet that have somehow kept going along their way that I’ve enjoyed lurking around like some alien observer. They are the few spaces I dare not pop in and ask, out of fear it would somehow break things.
vogons.org - we’re all stuck in the 90’s, tinkering with old computers.
midnight.pub - Chill place for people to write extremely niche and detailed blog posts.
IRC - Lots of technically competent people who are fun to talk to.
rawtext.club - I haven’t joined this because I don’t think I would really contribute much but it is a good idea.
Or just Gemini/gopher in general are cool places to be.
Shout-out to r/TESLore. I remember the exact moment I was hooked: Someone started her comment with the phrase: “We all know what the enatiomorph is, where it comes from, and how it’s formed, but…” and I’ve gleefully been indulging with those other weirdos ever since.
Also, truestuhl.
Both of mine are offline and involve something in an everyday space that others wouldn’t understand the significance of or possibly notice at all
First, the Hash House Harriers, the self-proclaimed “drinking club with a running problem”. It’s fun seeing chalk marks on pavement and knowing that a hash had recently passed by, even if it’s been some time since I’ve been.
Second, geocaching. Tons and tons of containers hidden around you that you might never see if not actively looking for it. It’s always a blast running into another person suspiciously looking about under a bench or whatever.
All the Chaos Computer Events are like a different dimension. You can leave your laptop somewhere unattended and the worst thing that may happen to it, is that someone plugs it in to charge.
Going by the title it sounded like a place where you can destroy a laptop in different ways - smashing, falls, crush, blender.
Offline: a martial arts dojo. A bunch of goofballs wearing Japanese undies play fighting and smiling.
Offline: kink spaces. A bunch of goofballs in fancy undies play torturing and smiling.
