[ExI] How do you make new discoveries about what's available on the internet?

[Will Steinberg]

Try having thousands of bitcoins in 2012 and spending them all on
drugs......

On Mon, Nov 2, 2020, 1:54 AM John Grigg via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> I am not an IT professional, but like many people, I have been on the
> internet a long time for a combination of pleasure and work. In my case,
> around twenty-five years. But I tend to be somewhat of a stick in the mud,
> in terms of doing the same things, and visiting the same forums and
> websites.
>
> I recently "discovered" Eventbrite and Zoom. I had used Eventbrite a
> little bit in the past, but it had never clicked for me. But now with the
> pandemic in place, I was amazed by all the seemingly impressive virtual
> Halloween parties and events going on, via Zoom and other similar
> platforms. I was frustrated because my computer cam had just died, and so I
> missed out on these events that I learned about at the last minute. With a
> category five hurricane bearing down on me, here in the Philippines, going
> to the store was not much of an option. But I have now signed up for
> various activities on Eventbrite, from everything from book reviews, to
> lessons about time management and self-discipline. I also want to
> experience a virtual escape room or haunted house with my new family, to
> see just how fun they are.
>
> I realize we are all very different people, but what websites do you love
> and recommend to others? And most importantly, how do you stay aware of the
> latest cool websites and things going on within the internet, for not just
> work, but entertainment?
>
> And to this day, I regret finding out about Bitcoin early during the
> spring of 2010, but being clueless about it's future worth, and doing
> nothing. But then that may have been a once in a lifetime opportunity. I
> guess none of us want to be left behind...
>
> It seems like I regularly come across new websites, especially regarding
> pop culture, that are fairly well established but still new to me. But like
> Spike, my favorite haunt is probably Youtube. I remember him once raving
> about how much he enjoyed it.
>
> Thank you,
>
> John  :  )
>
>
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