Why did Usenet fail?
> Thirdly was the user interface. Usenet looked dull. In a world of animated GIFs and MySpace colour schemes, Usenet didn't even have avatar images! Sure, the spartan nature meant that you could focus on a conversation - but it didn't feel as modern and exciting as the web did<p>"Modern and exciting" beat "being able to focus on a conversation" :(<p>Being able to focus is right at the top of my list of priorities.   Surely I'm not the only one?