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I read;

> If the words GeoCities, Excite or Alta Vista mean anything to you, then chances are that the word ‘webring’ triggers a sudden pang of nostalgia.

but cannot help hear a voice from 2032, saying;

  "If the words Like, Follow, and Tweet mean anything to you, then
   chances are that the words "Social Media" triggers a sudden pang of
   nostalgia."
If nostalgia is a permanent feature of the Internet, so is the paroch...{EDIT} ear-shredding squee of fanbois.


If you miss GeoCities, you can get your modern fix through NeoCities:

https://neocities.org/


You know you're getting older when people start getting nostalgic for things you still think of as new.


> If nostalgia is a permanent feature of the Internet, so is the insufferable parochialism of the present.

I feel confident you could have used a more accurate word that doesn't make it sound like you're trying to flex your vocabulary. HN in a nutshell I suppose.


> a more accurate word

How do you know the OP’s thoughts to believe you have a more accurate word to convey them?

Parochial perfectly conveys the combination of ignorance, narrow perspective and pettiness. What would you use with the same meaning?


Do you want to have a go at re-wording it?

I'm assuming "parochialism" is what you have an issue with, but I'm struggling to think of what else sounds better and conveys the same meaning.

https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/parochial <--- those are all pretty crap




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