I use modern tools but my workflow's still almost entirely CLI/TUI based where possible. I get the benefits of modern ergonomics and tech improvements but it still "feels like" the good old days so I refuse to "move on" from it. I don't know if I'd call that nostalgia but I often still get those same feelings of discovery and wonderment like back in the 90s going on the "information super highway".
Hmm, might need to find a good CLI fediverse client. We all yearn for the days of usenet and IRC. I think it's less about aesthetics and more about a return to virtual spaces that we own and not hosted by corporate interests.
Why the fuck would I want my link aggregator to have a leaderboard?
People competing for fake internet points is already driving some of the worst patterns we're seeing on the social web. Imagine putting that shit front and center.