Comment on Is it normal for people to ask where you are from online?
Karl@programming.dev 10 months agoWhat does that mean?
Yeah - back in the day A/S/L was asked so you had a rough idea of the type of person you were talking (typing) with…
37/M/India v 15/F/US would give you a very rough idea of the demographic the other person belonged to - and might shape your conversation differently.
Having lived in the days of IRC and BBS you did not tell people your ASL and knew anyone that asked was probably a pervert.
and as internet lore of old says: that 15/F/US was either a 30 y/o living in their mum’s basement or an FBI agent
Which was weird, because I remember being 14 in the late 90s, and EVERYONE was 14-16/F/Cali.
And I’d always say “Oh, sorry. I’m 14, but I’m from Ohio”.
I wonder how many FBI agents I pissed off.
Age/Sex/Location
Oh sweet summer child
Son? Is that you?
Are ya winning son?
floo@retrolemmy.com 10 months ago
awww