Plastic.com is closing up next month

I was addicted to Plastic for its first few years. I loved the mix of topics, conversation and people and that it took the community tools of Slashdot with a focus beyond just news for nerds. It was smart and full of smart people and exposed me to a lot of the world I’d never even thought of before.

While I haven’t checked in on Plastic in months, if not years, now, the news of its impending death (“Wait, Plastic is still around?”) makes me a little sad. It’s where I learned how to express myself on the internet beyond nerd forums and blog comments, where I first learned about real people behind avatars and handles.