[throwawaylinux]

> not sure it was revolutionary,

I'm sure it was not.

> but it sure was helpful for example for getting alerts to breaking news stories and such

Yes, presumably the breaking news that the government-corporate propaganda machine wanted us to see.

Seeing earthquakes and mass shootings and the like a few minutes before legacy media was an interesting novelty but not much actual practical value and not something that will bring down capitalism/billionaires/fascists/etc.