re: Gen X kids rated most emotionally durable generation

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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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What is the "it" you're referring to?

The extent of my internet knowledge then was Leisure Suit Larry and printing boobs on dot matrix

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this is called “poor”

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Probably

My parents were pretty conservative so the Internet was more of an adult thing. My dad also thought video games were a waste of time, etc.

Bottom line: if you've ever gotten into a brawl with your sister because you kept picking up the phone to boot her off the net, you are my people.

Your point is that unlimited internet existed in the early 90s which while technically true goes against everything discussed ITT

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AOL offering "unlimited" internet access.

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I remember a world in which practically no one outside of universities or the military talked about "the internet". I remember getting my first computer when I was 10. I remember having that computer for several years with no internet, being utterly fascinated that my little book of Encarta CDs had replaced the bookshelf full of encyclopedias that I could see from the computer desk. I remember thinking Magic Carpet was the shite and having to dig around in DOS to get my copy of The 7th Guest to actually install. I remember finally convincing my parents to "get the internet". I remember starting to see "websites" referenced in ads on TV. I remember "home internet" still not being a thing that was assumed or expected well into my teens. I remember being in high school when that transition really happened, when "not having the internet" became a person problem that people weren't really willing to compensate for.

Any other memories you're curious about?

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The 7th Guest

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First game I ever had on CD-ROM

Scared the shite out of me

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First game I ever had on CD-ROM

Scared the shite out of me

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I keep telling myself I'm going to go back and replay it. Either because of said DOS/Windows frickery, or just some issue with the disc, there was a puzzle that would glitch out and freeze every time, no matter what I did, so I could never finish it. I need to remedy that at some point

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We just didn’t turn into the cynical apathetic count that you Xers did

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I took it as a compliment actually.

I played it again probably 15 years ago and it’s probably best left in your memory bank

I’ve been trying to find a way to play the Jane’s and Wing Commander games so I feel your pain