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I was on social media before web browsers existed. I am Legion. (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
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[–] 16 points 5 months ago (2 children)

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.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months 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, then 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

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