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Folks 40 and older — do you miss life before the internet? Why or why not?
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Hi! I'm not 40 yet, but I was around for the pre-smartphone stretch at least and honestly, I kinda miss it! Though I'll admit phones have made a lot of things easier.
I can't picture life without being online now 😄
i do miss the pre-feed era though!
No. The web was brilliant for a whole lot of reasons.
What I miss is the pre-algorithm internet. I miss 1997–2008.
I'm smack in the middle of my 30s and the internet before social feeds was wonderful.
Feeds have caused a mountain of problems. In my own experience alone it wrecked plenty of relationships when I was younger. Whether it was "Who's that who liked your photo? Are you cheating?" or the "You weren't giving me enough attention and he was there to message me back" — none of that existed before.