I remember before the word ‘internet’ existed. I remember when people were happy enough conducting their own business on their own computer. Alone.

I’m sure the mere idea shatters your soul.

That’s the world we grew up in. A lab of Apple IIs, with no network connection (not even to each other!). and all we had was 5.25” floppies. The horror!

The best and worst things about computing was bringing it to the masses.

To me it all went went to shit with the advent of social media, who in the hell thought it would be a good idea to give people a platform? Before that internet was an interesting if weird place to be.

I loved going to the computer lab. Someone would always appear at your shoulder to ask if you wanted to play Quake or Red Alert, which is way better than the reasons my boss has for hovering at my shoulder.

I am on a yearly plan for data and calls. (Not sure why. If there is an unlimited plan in Australia, let me know)

I used up my data a month early. These past few weeks with no data, and only accessing the internet at home has been a treat. Been reading alot more. Am about half way through Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn.

It says alot about humanity and the civilization we've built when a shitty digital life is more appealing then spending one moment longer in the meatspace.

Nah. What the problem was the whole "it's the internet, it's not real. Get off it. Etc etc." The truth is the internet is as real as you and me. The things we say and do are real.

We should've taken it more serious. Not let these hate groups form online. It was the wild west and people pussy footed around about taming it.

Now it's a cancer riddled mess with pockets of safety, but the rest is no man's land.

The first time I used the internet it was in a college computer room where I did not attend classes. Because, at one time, the internet was only on college campuses. I'm almost as old as Grandpa now.

Smartphones are the most useful thing ever day-to-day... So I want to keep those, like keep all the text and call and email stuff, keep the games I guess, but somehow also go back to the days when the Internet was something to peruse for an hour or so a day on the computer.

the biggest mistake was selling it to merchants

Remember when someone would accidentally go to Whitehouse.com instead of whitehouse.gov?

Could still do that on your free time

We need the computer room back? Well, then, there's only one thing for it.