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[-] randon31415@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Some did this because it was a long time ago and the internet was new and only a few people had it.

Some people did this because the internet wasn't new, and the parents knew what kind of trouble giving a 10 year old unmonitored access to the internet could lead to - which meant that they would have to travel to that one friend's house whose parents didn't give a damn.

Then there are those that grew up after the age of smart phones and can't understand how two people could read from the same phone screen at the same time.

[-] irreticent@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I'm in that first group and can still hear the squeal of the dial-up modem then, "You've got mail!"

[-] Comment105@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Some people did this because the internet wasn't new, and the parents knew what kind of trouble giving a 10 year old unmonitored access to the internet could lead to...

Happy Tree Friends and helicopter dick jumpscares, among other things.

this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2024
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