You see me now a veteran, of a thousand internet wars.
I’ve been living on the edge so long, where the winds of limbo roar.
And I’m young enough to look at, but far too old to meme
All the scars on the inside…
Comment on I was on social media before web browsers existed. I am Legion.
Abbysimons@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Honestly, the people who were around in the early internet days helped build the online world we all use now. A little respect for the veterans of dial-up isn’t a bad thing. 😄
tetris11@feddit.uk 2 days ago
conartistpanda@lemmy.world 2 days ago
If I was a vereran I wouldn’t have anything to do with the current landscape
macaw_dean_settle@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Thank you.
Decoy321@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Back in our day, the Internet yelled at you when connecting to it. I think that conditioning helped us brace for what’s to come, and we should bring that feature back.
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 2 days ago
It yelled at you for interrupting it too!
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Look, instant messages were instant, but getting the computer to boot up, connecting to the Internet and logging in were not.
I’m on the younger end but I remember so Many people having routines like prep the coffee machine the night before, when the alarm went off you would get up youd hit the power button on the computer, turn on the coffee machine, them hop in the shower. When you got out of the shower you would log in, and go grab a cup of coffee, then come back and connect to the Internet. Drink your coffee and you could check the 2 items and emails you needed before running out the door