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Early internet nostalgia (europe.pub)
submitted 3 weeks ago by to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works
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[–] -4 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Not 0? This chain is confusing. I guess a lot of you are young and me pointing out a truth really bothered y'all. Sorry gen Z.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks 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.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    The first public web browser was in 93. Get over yourself.

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  • [+] -8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    I can't imagine getting emotionally invested in something so meaningless, but OK. I'm over myself.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks 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.

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