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re: Gen X kids rated most emotionally durable generation
Posted on 3/2/26 at 11:11 am to Sun God
Posted on 3/2/26 at 11:11 am to Sun God
quote:
You were one of a profoundly small minority that had “unlimited” internet access in the early 90s
No one cares that you were working on computers in the 70s
Joshjrn is correct in pointing out that you’re being pedantic
No, it existed for those that knew about it. It was just the vast majority of folks didn't know or didn't care about it. This was because there wasn't enough out there for folks TO CARE ABOUT. So, honestly there was no REASON to have unlimited internet in those early days. I would say that changed early to mid 93 when things started to take off with the release Mosaic.
But what really drove it was folks getting massive bills from AOL and COMPLIANING about it.
But those are the types of facts that those of use old enough to remember would know.
This post was edited on 3/2/26 at 11:16 am
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Posted on 3/2/26 at 11:13 am to Lonnie Utah
jesus christ dude
Posted on 3/2/26 at 11:16 am to Lonnie Utah
You’ve already admitted that your “unlimited” internet was text-based 
Every nerd knew about that. But it was pointless until AOL and then broadband exploded for 99% of people
Every nerd knew about that. But it was pointless until AOL and then broadband exploded for 99% of people
This post was edited on 3/2/26 at 11:18 am
Posted on 3/2/26 at 11:17 am to Sun God
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You’ve already admitted that your “unlimited” internet was text-based
And you're not savvy to enough to understand the implications of what I was saying in that statement. It perfectly both states the situation at the time and undermines the previous posters position in one fail swoop.
This post was edited on 3/2/26 at 11:18 am
Posted on 3/2/26 at 11:17 am to Lonnie Utah
Unlimited dial up wasn't terribly common until like 96-97 for us working class folks. I had one buddy with it until then.
Posted on 3/2/26 at 11:18 am to Lonnie Utah
We all understand that internet existed for nerds.
We are talking about its cultural significance in society at large.
This isn't hard.
We are talking about its cultural significance in society at large.
This isn't hard.
Posted on 3/2/26 at 11:19 am to Lonnie Utah
I’m not savvy?
You’re comparing early internet chatrooms and data exchange to when average folks could actually look up stuff that was pertinent to them
You’re comparing early internet chatrooms and data exchange to when average folks could actually look up stuff that was pertinent to them
Posted on 3/2/26 at 11:20 am to CAD703X
quote:It's what they do.
I didn't realize we needed to go to war over it.
Posted on 3/2/26 at 11:20 am to Salmon
The mere existence of the internet had no bearing on its impact to most folks. I got a computer in 99 and remember having to load 10 floppies just to get Jack Nicklaus golf on it. That shite had zero control of our lives.
Posted on 3/2/26 at 11:21 am to TooFyeToFly
quote:you are probably one of those born in the mid 90s who claim millennial status.
I'm a millennial and can't argue with this.
This post was edited on 3/2/26 at 11:23 am
Posted on 3/2/26 at 11:27 am to GRTiger
We got windows and a CD-ROM drive in 1993 and it was like magic to me
I didn’t have to type in a bunch of shite to play computer games
I didn’t have to type in a bunch of shite to play computer games
Posted on 3/2/26 at 11:29 am to Sun God
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. But it was pointless until AOL and then broadband exploded for 99% of people
It wasn't AOL that drove the want and need for unlimited internet, it was Mosaic and HTML. With the change in protocol from Gopher and the like to graphical HTML in 1993, the web went from boring text files to something people actually wanted to look at. And guess what? Suddenly everyone wanted access to it. AOL was just the default doorway for the masses because of their free discs in 1993 (which, coincidently, aligns PERFECTLY with the release of MOSAIC.) AOL was basically everyone's ISP at the time.
And you're confusing "unlimited internet" access with "broadband internet" access. They aren't the same thing. There was ZERO broadband home usage in 1996. Even ten years later, less than 1/2 of American's had broadband service.
Again, details I wouldn't expect someone who didn't experience it to know.
Posted on 3/2/26 at 11:30 am to Sun God
quote:
I’m not savvy?
Apparently not based on your replies.
Posted on 3/2/26 at 11:30 am to tketaco
quote:
Xennials for the win.
truly the greatest time to grow up
Posted on 3/2/26 at 11:31 am to Sun God
My brother is gen x and was way into it. He was in the old classifieds style internet. He got a CD burner in the late 90s and it was the greatest thing ever. I remember you couldn't even breathe on the burner while it was working. Half the time something happened and it bricked.
Posted on 3/2/26 at 11:37 am to Lonnie Utah
Now we’re arguing the same point
Great job Lonnie
Great job Lonnie
This post was edited on 3/2/26 at 11:37 am
Posted on 3/2/26 at 11:38 am to GRTiger
I had a weird childhood with computers
Super early in the 90s I had access to basically everything because my grandparents owned a computer business
Then they sold it and I got left behind
Super early in the 90s I had access to basically everything because my grandparents owned a computer business
Then they sold it and I got left behind
Posted on 3/2/26 at 11:40 am to Sun God
quote:
Now we’re arguing the same point
No, we're not arguing the same point because our two causations for the change aren't the same.
This post was edited on 3/2/26 at 11:41 am
Posted on 3/2/26 at 11:40 am to Lonnie Utah
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To some people, facts matter. It's not call pedantic, it's called being accurate.
But then again, I was working on and with computers before you were born. So, I wouldn't EXPECT you to remember the finer details of a pre and post digital world. I guess it would seem pedantic to you. To those of us that lived it, not so much.
I get being disagreeable. I don't get being nasty about it.
Dude, come on. You were being pedantic, but I was lightheartedly fricking with you, not being nasty. And while I don't remember USENET, I am familiar with it, and more relevant to the subject at hand, I find the entire paradigm of Eternal September to be fascinating. So yes, I know all about the distinction between "the internet" and "the world wide web" and their individual histories. But the next time the subject comes up, I'm still going to refer to the WWW as "the internet" so that the 99.9% of people who don't know the difference won't immediately write off my post as technobabble
Posted on 3/2/26 at 11:41 am to Joshjrn
quote:
Dude, come on
"Dude" you were 10 or 11 years old when AOL made this change. What do you REALLY remember of it other than what you read on the internet?
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