I was thinking of how people on the old internet would just create and share stuff for the simple sake of doing it, without trying to grind the algorithm. This woman in the mid 00’s would bike through Chernoby, taking pictures and checking rad levels along the way.
Her anglefire page is defunk, but she has a youtube page now.
And for an added level of interesting, here’s the slashdot page where I originally found it.
Thought I’d just dip my toes in but ended up reading all the way through. It feels like ancient history but in my childhood, people happily lived their lives in these places. I forgot how much I appreciated individuality and eccentricity.
Maybe we all don’t spend enough time alone. Maybe we just aren’t really enjoying each other while we’re together. Maybe it’s just me.