>>3165698Back in the day, ca. 2009-2013(?) it wasn't uncommon to know what people looked like around here. People had a presence in the real world beyond this shit hole. People went to photography meetups and posted their stuff here. People posted selfies. People knew each other's names.
It was simultaneously a harsher time and a more civilized time. People ripped other people's shit apart on /p/, but they also knew how to take and and improved, and the board was better for it.
Also, we had Bass.