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   Annika Backstrom (annika@xoxo.zone)'s status on Monday, 04-Mar-2024 23:06:56 JST Annika Backstrom

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   • Paul Reinheimer

   @preinheimer This was one of my favorite aspects of the original World of Warcraft (which presumably survives into "WoW Classic" today). It was not trivial to traverse the world. If you wanted to go from Stormwind to Darnassus, it was a journey that took time and was not without risks.

   At worst it was just a time sink, but at best it was a meaningful decision your character had to make.

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     Paul Reinheimer (preinheimer@phpc.social)'s status on Monday, 04-Mar-2024 23:06:57 JST Paul Reinheimer

     I've read a lot of sci-fi.

     In many books /where /you were on "the net" mattered, and it would take time to traverse. If you were in an upscale shopping district and needed to drop down to the seedy underbelly it would take time and effort to get there.

     Part of this creation comes from the real world, and reflects the fact that much was written before the internet existed. Also: a useful literary device.

     I've often wondered if it would be "good" if the real net was more like this.