This is a thread to share websites that have persisted from the old web to the now-web OR to share resources, including those websites, on schizo theories from the late 90s/early 00s.
I also like the idea of "repersonifying" the internet so if anyone wants to reach out to maintainers etc... that could be interesting too.
I'll start.
Recently I reached out to the current rep of the Heavens Gate suicide cult most of whom killed themselves in March 1997. I had thought about making a piece about/including my conversation with them for the next issue of the ezine but my interaction with the rep, Telah, was rather bland. Partly my fault I am certain but eventually Telah simply turned to marketing the groups ideas via a book I could purchase for $30. I still may purchase the book.
At first the interaction did seem open though.
The interesting part about the Heavens Gate cult is that the website still exists more or less the same as when it was created in 1996.
This, of course, makes heavensgate.com one of the few websites that has existed from the old internet right on through to the current internet. There have been some small changes I am sure(they now use SSL for example, which wasn't an option in 1996) but most everything on the website looks just as most other old websites looked at the time. Combining the real retro aesthetic with the real retro conspiracy stuff makes for an interesting experience. By now I have probably watched 5 hours of Do's(the groups leader) videos on youtube and vimeo. The message isn't really complicated but it does hit a lot of the same points as much of the current worlds schizo theories do.
There are a lot of cool visual features IMO. below are some of my favorite.
In any regard, the website is definitely worth checking out and there is a lot of material to go through.
https://heavensgate.com
I also like the idea of "repersonifying" the internet so if anyone wants to reach out to maintainers etc... that could be interesting too.
I'll start.
Recently I reached out to the current rep of the Heavens Gate suicide cult most of whom killed themselves in March 1997. I had thought about making a piece about/including my conversation with them for the next issue of the ezine but my interaction with the rep, Telah, was rather bland. Partly my fault I am certain but eventually Telah simply turned to marketing the groups ideas via a book I could purchase for $30. I still may purchase the book.
At first the interaction did seem open though.
The interesting part about the Heavens Gate cult is that the website still exists more or less the same as when it was created in 1996.
This, of course, makes heavensgate.com one of the few websites that has existed from the old internet right on through to the current internet. There have been some small changes I am sure(they now use SSL for example, which wasn't an option in 1996) but most everything on the website looks just as most other old websites looked at the time. Combining the real retro aesthetic with the real retro conspiracy stuff makes for an interesting experience. By now I have probably watched 5 hours of Do's(the groups leader) videos on youtube and vimeo. The message isn't really complicated but it does hit a lot of the same points as much of the current worlds schizo theories do.
There are a lot of cool visual features IMO. below are some of my favorite.
In any regard, the website is definitely worth checking out and there is a lot of material to go through.
https://heavensgate.com
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