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Call for legacy stories
We are documenting what came before social media, using the memory of those who were there. What do you remember from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and early 2000s?
Share your memoryEvery entry on this site follows the same style: something good arrives, it works, Nigeria notices, and the weight of everyone piling on eventually wears it down.
We are looking for the same style from further back: the 1960s, 70s, 80s, 90s, or early 2000s. A business, a service, a craze, a technology, a scene — something that started well, spread fast, and was eventually ruined by all the attention; exploited, oversaturated, or corrupted once everyone caught on.
This isn't just nostalgia or "things were better back then." Every entry should follow the same arc: something good, everyone copied it, then it was ruined.
It could be a business, technology, trend, or cultural phenomenon. If your memory has a clear before, a turning point, and a sense of what was lost, it probably fits.
If you're unsure, send it anyway. The editors are better judges than any set of rules.
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What was it like before? Roughly when did it start changing, and what changed it? Names, places, prices, and specific details help far more than general impressions.
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