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56k.rip – the 1996 dial-up internet experience

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101008 · 1790819336 · focus · HN ↗
Amazing. When we were all living offline by default, and you had to go online. Now sadly it's the opposite.
(When did this change? Around 2012?)
1. altermetax · 1790820712 · focus · HN ↗
  It changed with smartphones being widespread, so more or less yes, 2012
  1. SV_BubbleTime · 1790823161 · focus · HN ↗
    2008-2012 was pretty much the height of human civilization.
    A few bad moves and it’s been quite a subjective fall.
    BellsOnSunday · 1790837424 · focus · HN ↗
    Hard to argue that things haven't gone downhill for many since then but saying that mainly means that's when you were in high school or college.
    SV_BubbleTime · 1790931366 · focus · HN ↗
    Completely incorrect. I was an adult then. And had enough sense at the time to realize things were pretty damn great.

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