I don't know how old my account is, but I'm sure I made it quite awhile ago not that it matters.
What does matter is the internet has become a headache compared to how I remember it in the early 2000s and even before. I've been looking for a place uninfected by the 'normies' of today. This is one of the few sites that has managed to persevere and preserve its aesthetic all the way back to when I first found it. It's a fond memory and I hope it manages to stay one of the final bastions of the internet despite still being fairly well known.
I know this will sound cheesy, but are the genuine 'geeks' or 'nerds' still around? As far as I can tell the internet was consumed as regular normal people started to join for things outside of checking their email. I feel like a minority voice in an echo chamber. I see the same memes and patterns every day and hardly laugh anymore. The hobbies I used to pursue like programming are now dominated by dudebros, while the art communities only care about money and patreon. I can barely speak out or talk about anything because everything I do or say is probably recorded. I miss the days of being able to log on and assume a persona for a day, then discard everything associated with it the next. The internet feels like an extension of my real life now and that's awful.
How are the rest of you? am I alone here?