Comment on AOL’s dial up internet takes its last bow, marking the end of an era

TwinTitans@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• kibiz0r@midwest.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Idk.

  It was hard to find things even with a search engine, and it was full of scams and spyware, and obnoxious designs that got in the way of the real content, and the most popular chat rooms were run by power-tripping nerds with too much free time and an endless interest in CSAM and Nazi ideology.

  Not like today, where… uh… well…

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  • cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I never had too much trouble finding my way around, and it was the real wild West. You could find all kinds of cool shit. Could just visit Jon Does website with a list of game roms and download them with no bs.

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    • Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’ll never forget the feeling of finding a really good webring and surfing all night.

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      • cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Web rings were awesome

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    • Inaminate_Carbon_Rod@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Watch out for the Goatse though

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• whereyaaat@lemmings.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The old internet is still out there, you just have to find it.

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• Psythik@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Nah, I don’t miss forums and chat rooms enough to go back to those days again. I need my comments to be sorted by uovote count to preserve my sanity. I can’t go back.

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  • architect@thelemmy.club ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    These ways to communicate on the Internet feel like stagnation at this point.

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• cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  ♥️

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