Pretty much the question. I heard about Usenet a while back but never managed to wrap my head around it.

  • @pantyhosewimp@lemmynsfw.com
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    25 months ago

    I think Stack Overflow was a response to Experts Exchange which teased you with a question but you had to buy a subscription for the answer. Subscribers would answer questions and pay for the privilege of providing that site with content.