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For younger generations, what was it like growing up with the internet? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by lennybird@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I guess I'm curious about generations (namely GenZ and Alpha) who didn't live in a pre-Internet time. Like,

How was the concept first explained to you, or when did it click?
Do you understand how insane it is to have the aggregate of all human knowledge — the only comparable thing once being a physical library or university — one search away? That it's absolutely insane you can engage in a real-time conversation with someone on the opposite side of the world? That you can find niche communities in an instant?
Were your parents super strict about internet usage? How quickly did you find workarounds?

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[–] Roldyclark@literature.cafe 4 points 1 week ago

I started using the internet at 11-12. Mostly played flash games and looked up cheat codes. When AIM came out I was hooked. I talked to the girl down the street for hours and we ended up “dating” for a month and then she broke up with me. She was Chinese and I think her family disapproved. She was crazy with the emoticons and typed in mixed case LiKe THiS! She taught me a lot.