We also lost the slow conversation . Modern discourse expects a reply in minutes. On the forum, you might post a question about a mysterious "Munsingwear" label, and three months later, a user from Minnesota would reply with a scan of a 1948 catalog page. That patience—that willingness to wait for truth —is gone.
If you were handling a pair of pre-1960 nylons, you admitted to wearing cotton gloves. Oils from human fingers degrade the nylon polymer. This was not a suggestion; it was a matter of archival ethics. ala nylons forum better
We care. We are still here. We are just quieter now. We also lost the slow conversation