Tales of online heartbreak from the early internet!

59  2017-05-17 by snallygaster

So I found this website where a journalist put together a collection of stories about online romance from the 90's. And by god, some of them are great. Here are some of the tales of e-love gone wrong:

19 comments

n/a  SnapshillBot 2017-05-17

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  3. Dangerous Games with Emotions - archive.org, megalodon.jp*, archive.is*

  4. Go Carefully with Chatters - archive.org, megalodon.jp*, archive.is*

  5. The Internet is a Dangerous Place - archive.org, megalodon.jp*, archive.is*

  6. Beware of Easy Lovers - archive.org, megalodon.jp*, archive.is*

  7. He Had a Dark Side - archive.org, megalodon.jp*, archive.is*

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n/a  RogueDinosaur 2017-05-17

Snally, have you ever considered doing a podcast or something about weird internet stuff?

You always find so much weird and awesome stuff, I'd totally listen to it.

n/a  possessedrabbit 2017-05-17

She's like the personification of all the internet drama communities I followed in my early 20s. I would 100% listen to her podcast :D

n/a  snallygaster 2017-05-17

The only problem with a podcast is that so much online stuff requires visuals. That could be cool though.

n/a  nomad1c 2017-05-17

hello my future girlfriend

n/a  snallygaster 2017-05-17

classic

n/a  subpoutine 2017-05-17

No, you misunderstand. /u/nomad1c is asking you out. Just let the guy down easy. No need to tell him about us.

n/a  gary_bussy 2017-05-17

He did an AMA once: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/blzgb/i_was_an_internet_meme_the_hello_my_future/

n/a  kjmiller7 2017-05-17

Snally posts are the only thing keeping this sub from being banned

n/a  MyrLeaf 2017-05-17

Snallygaster is a national treasure.

n/a  underthemilkyway 2017-05-17

You've out done yourself again.

n/a  Hammer_of_truthiness 2017-05-17

I'm already sticky tbqhwuf

n/a  Chin_Up_Chick 2017-05-17

All of those emails and interviews seem like theyre written by one person. Maybe she's trying to spruce them up but for whatever reason the writing really bothers me. Like it is over dramatic and puts feelings where there shouldn't be.

n/a  snallygaster 2017-05-17

Yeah, you're right. They sound like real stories (and some of them come complete with pics) but the lady running the website probably edited them somehow.

n/a  lvl99SkrubRekker 2017-05-17

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n/a  Prince_Kropotkin 2017-05-17

I'm telling ya snally, you could probably make a small but reasonable income from packaging this stuff in the right format.

n/a  snallygaster 2017-05-17

I'd like to. I was thinking of doing twitch streams exploring this sort of thing or youtube vids, but the idea of attaching work to my person feels wrong on a fundamental level. Probably my Mennonite upbringing, lol.

n/a  Chin_Up_Chick 2017-05-17

I love doing youtube videos exposing companies or drama but they never get many views, sadly.

n/a  Prince_Kropotkin 2017-05-17

You were raised as a Mennonite? That doesn't quite square with your other stories.

Do you mean attaching the drama of others to you (i.e appropriating it) or becoming less anonymous feels wrong?