That’s fair; a community of repeat players has a different feel than people trying to win one round.
Your OP said the stability involved “some sort of community with social hierarchy and structure, agreed-upon values,” though, which I think came partly from the early Internet being a narrow-ish slice of class and culture.
Your OP said the stability involved “some sort of community with social hierarchy and structure, agreed-upon values,” though, which I think came partly from the early Internet being a narrow-ish slice of class and culture.