Life Without The Internet? It's Actually BETTER! (Boomer Rant) DistroTube
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Date: 2022-03-30
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Anders
I remember when mobile phones was exclusive and not in every ones hand, like today. I also set up Internet on my University and sent the first email. I also remember how it was to set up servers in the web in 1992-1993. So I know how it was before Internet. :-)
Heck, I even remember those telephones with that brick with holes in where you stick your finger in different places to dial a telephone numbers, to reach your friends mom and hope she would remember to transfer your message to your friend. :-)
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I remember when mobile phones was exclusive and not in every ones hand, like today. I also set up Internet on my University and sent the first email. I also remember how it was to set up servers in the web in 1992-1993. So I know how it was before Internet. :-)
Heck, I even remember those telephones with that brick with holes in where you stick your finger in different places to dial a telephone numbers, to reach your friends mom and hope she would remember to transfer your message to your friend. :-)
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karmacolonic
I hear ya, brother -- thanks for expressing your thoughts. You're not alone in thinking that life in the 90s and early 2000s was definitely more balanced and well-rounded... And that sadly, 'digital natives' will never know the world in the more diverse, more independent ways we did. Being always connected has gotta have some psychological toll somewhere down the line....
Anyway, thanks again for sharing your thoughts -- and your audio sounds great, BTW. -(Nice couch, too! -)
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I hear ya, brother -- thanks for expressing your thoughts. You're not alone in thinking that life in the 90s and early 2000s was definitely more balanced and well-rounded... And that sadly, 'digital natives' will never know the world in the more diverse, more independent ways we did. Being always connected has gotta have some psychological toll somewhere down the line....
Anyway, thanks again for sharing your thoughts -- and your audio sounds great, BTW. -(Nice couch, too! -)
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altrogeruvah
I was a kid when dialup came here in Greece. Back then, access to the internet was a luxury, time was precious, so I spent this sacred hour every day to search for information, knowledge etc. I am 34yo now and when I sit on my computer and launch my web browser, my heart sinks in. I just don't want to be here anymore. I've started doing what you do as well, just sit in a techless living room either alone or with my wife and just wind down. I love being away from the computer.
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I was a kid when dialup came here in Greece. Back then, access to the internet was a luxury, time was precious, so I spent this sacred hour every day to search for information, knowledge etc. I am 34yo now and when I sit on my computer and launch my web browser, my heart sinks in. I just don't want to be here anymore. I've started doing what you do as well, just sit in a techless living room either alone or with my wife and just wind down. I love being away from the computer.
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Wingster
The other reason along with tying up your land line, was once you got on the Web, it was costing you by the minute, which made you look something up, then hang-up, in the back of your mind that clock was ticking, 5p/5c a minute plus the vat was enough. Mind you, opening a Web page today with all the ads and vids is probably the equivalent of downloading, sorry everyone, All six disks of Windows 3.1 including the printer drivers.
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The other reason along with tying up your land line, was once you got on the Web, it was costing you by the minute, which made you look something up, then hang-up, in the back of your mind that clock was ticking, 5p/5c a minute plus the vat was enough. Mind you, opening a Web page today with all the ads and vids is probably the equivalent of downloading, sorry everyone, All six disks of Windows 3.1 including the printer drivers.
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Jagi125
The video was good, untill you've gotten to the -kids- part. Yeah, sure there are a lot of kids doing as you said, but there also are lots of kids that go play outside, do sports, etc.
The kids that spend all their time playing games, would be the kids, that spend all their time on TV, back in your days.
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The video was good, untill you've gotten to the -kids- part. Yeah, sure there are a lot of kids doing as you said, but there also are lots of kids that go play outside, do sports, etc.
The kids that spend all their time playing games, would be the kids, that spend all their time on TV, back in your days.
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Kim
Tip: Ansible is a good way to shutdown all computers at a specific time.
Better: Don't give kids their own Android/IPhone
Non-negotiable: No tablets in the house!
Work to minimize your own phone usage. If you automatically pick it up when you get bored, you (and I) have a problem.
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Tip: Ansible is a good way to shutdown all computers at a specific time.
Better: Don't give kids their own Android/IPhone
Non-negotiable: No tablets in the house!
Work to minimize your own phone usage. If you automatically pick it up when you get bored, you (and I) have a problem.
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Cory
Really enjoyed this rant, I feel the same as I was born in 76. I remember those days well, when we all disappeared from dawn to dusk exploring or whatever...and that was okay.
I'm interested in viewing more videos like this if you make them.
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Really enjoyed this rant, I feel the same as I was born in 76. I remember those days well, when we all disappeared from dawn to dusk exploring or whatever...and that was okay.
I'm interested in viewing more videos like this if you make them.
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black
If you now have a simple cellphone that can only call and send/receive messages, and a small circle of friends doing the same, then in what ways would that be different from the era before the internet? I haven't experienced.
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If you now have a simple cellphone that can only call and send/receive messages, and a small circle of friends doing the same, then in what ways would that be different from the era before the internet? I haven't experienced.
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CyberJunkie
That is very true, I'm a 1994 kid so I had a glimpse of the old times but got addicted and revolved my whole life around being on the internet... Nowadays I am ever more depressed and starved of real connections
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That is very true, I'm a 1994 kid so I had a glimpse of the old times but got addicted and revolved my whole life around being on the internet... Nowadays I am ever more depressed and starved of real connections
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Linux
i use a tablet for reading but i disconnected it from the internet it only was connected to it was for the e-reader after that forget the network and go fyi the e-reader comes from fdroid
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i use a tablet for reading but i disconnected it from the internet it only was connected to it was for the e-reader after that forget the network and go fyi the e-reader comes from fdroid
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