▲ 1006 ▼ Early internet nostalgia (lemmy.world) submitted 2 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works 160 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] the_q@piefed.social -5 points 2 months ago (6 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago (3 children) The first public web browser was in 93. Get over yourself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] the_q@piefed.social -9 points 2 months ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LostCarcosan@lemmy.today 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) Well, you certainly seemed invested enough to act like a pedantic dickhead, adding nothing to a conversation other than pointing out how long you've been around and experienced you were in the internet before it was cool. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] FishFace@piefed.social 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) In the US it was about 8%, most other countries were lower. Just 5 years later, Canada surpassed 50% internet usage, with the USA not far behind. The pace of change over the 90s was astronomical; there were *no webpages in 1990! So it absolutely makes sense to separate the "old internet" from what existed in the 90s. The oldest people in Gen Z were 3 years old in 2000, so I don't think any of them are speaking about that old internet from experience. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] YouTalkinToMe@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago* Seeing 'early internet' I came here expecting a discussion about IRC, Usenet and Gopher, to be honest. 'Early internet' means pre-http for me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago (3 children) The first public web browser was in 93. Get over yourself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] the_q@piefed.social -9 points 2 months ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LostCarcosan@lemmy.today 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) Well, you certainly seemed invested enough to act like a pedantic dickhead, adding nothing to a conversation other than pointing out how long you've been around and experienced you were in the internet before it was cool. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[+] the_q@piefed.social -9 points 2 months ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LostCarcosan@lemmy.today 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) Well, you certainly seemed invested enough to act like a pedantic dickhead, adding nothing to a conversation other than pointing out how long you've been around and experienced you were in the internet before it was cool. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] LostCarcosan@lemmy.today 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) Well, you certainly seemed invested enough to act like a pedantic dickhead, adding nothing to a conversation other than pointing out how long you've been around and experienced you were in the internet before it was cool. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] FishFace@piefed.social 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) In the US it was about 8%, most other countries were lower. Just 5 years later, Canada surpassed 50% internet usage, with the USA not far behind. The pace of change over the 90s was astronomical; there were *no webpages in 1990! So it absolutely makes sense to separate the "old internet" from what existed in the 90s. The oldest people in Gen Z were 3 years old in 2000, so I don't think any of them are speaking about that old internet from experience. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] YouTalkinToMe@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago* Seeing 'early internet' I came here expecting a discussion about IRC, Usenet and Gopher, to be honest. 'Early internet' means pre-http for me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] YouTalkinToMe@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago* Seeing 'early internet' I came here expecting a discussion about IRC, Usenet and Gopher, to be honest. 'Early internet' means pre-http for me. permalink fedilink source parent
