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I miss computer time being something special.
I miss most of all when the internet was the domain of nerds only. Us nerds are nicer than other people on average.
I used to think so too. Turns out a lot of nerds were just one culture-war grievance away from going full Nazi.
Yes, but because it was completely pre-enshitification internet, with so much hope and promise to be something good for everyone.
I distinctly remember the 90s internet. It was a paradise.
Yeah, man, I was so full of hope and so excited about the possibilities.
It was kinda shit but it was shit because it was shit. It was improving every day and the sky was the limit.
Thats what I miss most about the past. The feeling of hope. Things would get better. Tomorrow was a bright place.
The continuous improvement is what I remember the most! At least how I remember the internet of old, it was like a constant stream of something new, from random funny links of random sites, to big new major projects surfacing. It was cool
Anyone, could throw up a website and get hits, and feel like the world gave a damn. Remember when your site visit counter was THE coolest part of your little site??
Pre Internet
Well, pre-WWW. There was internet, but you had to use telnet and remote into computers. Lots of bulletin board systems.
