It is true that the finger camp often went by their Unix usernames, and that culture often carried over to newer communication platforms. I don’t think that parallel culture ever went away, though. It is seen here, for example.
Did anything change? I don’t see any apparent difference between thing we see today and the things posted to Usenet in the 80s.
The population of the internet has grown substantially since those early Usenet days. Perhaps it seems like there is more being shared because there are many more people doing it?
Real names were common on Usenet.
It is true that the
fingercamp often went by their Unix usernames, and that culture often carried over to newer communication platforms. I don’t think that parallel culture ever went away, though. It is seen here, for example.