The Onion predicted this in 2014: "Teens Migrating From Facebook To Comments Section Of Slow-Motion Deer Video" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4mMY2Kl3GY)

Reminds me a little bit of the agent improvised coordination schemes.

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flyinghamster 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It goes back even further, to 1960s/70s-era phone phreaking. A lot of budding phreaks started out by finding miswired PBX systems and using their number-out-of-service announcement recordings as impromptu conference bridges.

Some of this is documented in audio, on https://evan-doorbell.com/ for anyone interested.

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neilellis 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The Onion isn't satire it's just a dystopian Cassandara.

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kingkongjaffa 3 hours ago | parent [-]

TIL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra_(metaphor)

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throwaway27448 an hour ago | parent [-]

Whoever downvoted this has no love of curiosity and doesn't belong here.

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paulryanrogers an hour ago | parent [-]

Why? We weren't all taught Greek mythology in school, and there are plenty of other interests to explore thereafter

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buellerbueller 36 minutes ago | parent [-]

The downvote is optional.

	▲	paulryanrogers 33 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Sorry I guess I misread this as suggesting people should down vote the TIL comment, which struck me as gatekeeping.