When was peak message in a bottle?

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NaOH · 9h ago

In the loosely defined category of message in a bottle, what may be the most popular ever is ongoing: PostSecret.

alganet · 9h ago

Reminds me of that paper about searching for time travellers on the internet: https://arxiv.org/abs/1312.7128

Unfortunately, the internet is filled with ARGs and pranks. You can't really trust a "message in a bottle" kind of communication, it's likely to get lost.

Considering the current state of humanity, I would say it's a big risk looking for those kinds of messages. 99% chance of scam or prank.

Nothing. Absolutely nothing on the internet can be trusted.

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When was peak message in a bottle?

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