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<h2>The internet wasn&#39;t always the chaotic influencer-fueled, social media whirlwind of misinformation, toxic comment sections and rants from estranged relatives that it is now...</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Somehow I’m old enough to remember dial-up but young enough to rage-quit any website that takes longer than 5 seconds to load.</p>&mdash; Brooklin Nash (@realBrookNash) <a href="https://twitter.com/realBrookNash/status/1489017807425748992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 2, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>So, when a<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/siq2ts/redditors_who_used_the_internet_back_when_it_was/"> Reddit</a> user asked, &quot;people who used the internet back when it was still considered a new thing, what is something kids these days will never get to experience?&quot; old-school internet scrollers were ready to get nostalgic about AIM, chatrooms, dial-up and Ask Jeeves.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Grateful that Myspace taught me HTML. You’re looking at a glitter comment queen. I had all the new backgrounds, playlists on my page, personalized shoutouts for my top 16. That was an era!😭😭</p>&mdash; LoLo 🧚‍♀️ (@Lolobeknowin) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lolobeknowin/status/1487827022009315339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>1.</h2><blockquote> <p>The little dial-up sounds. - Starkville</p> </blockquote><h2>2.</h2><blockquote> <p>Count your change so you know how much more time you can &quot;buy&quot; at the internet cafe. - wecanf*ckeachother</p> </blockquote><h2>3.</h2><blockquote> <p>When students understood the internet and teachers did not, there was a brief golden age of plagiarism. - owlowlface</p> </blockquote><h2>4.</h2><blockquote> <p>A/S/L? Really, do chatrooms even still exist? - AtheneSchmidt</p> </blockquote><h2>5.</h2><blockquote> <p>Spending <em>hours</em> asking jeeves for &#39;cool new websites&#39; and then spending even <em>more</em> hours on those websites - evilsir</p> </blockquote><h2>6.</h2><blockquote> <p>Waiting hours for something to download, then a family member picks up the phone and ruins it. - Ihadacow</p> </blockquote><h2>7.</h2><blockquote> <p>Using AOL Instant Messenger in the evening hours to chat with six friends simultaneously, having to decide which stickdeath animated icon you wanted, and hoping your folks didn&rsquo;t need to use the landline telephone to make a call. - mywifemademegetthis</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>8.</h2><blockquote> <p>That feeling of it being a &quot;frontier.&quot; - AUAIOMRN</p> </blockquote><h2>9.</h2><blockquote> <p>Being completely anonymous. You could say things and there was a good chance it would never get saved forever because storage was really expensive. - i-need-blinker-fluid</p> </blockquote><h2>10.</h2><blockquote> <p>The almost naive optimism of it all. The idea that the Internet was this futuristic knowledge resource that would take us to a utopian future within a generation. - SilasMarner77</p> </blockquote><h2>11.</h2><blockquote> <p>Hearing the door open on AIM, and checking to see if it was your crush. Then when it was, going through the turmoil of sending the first instant message, or wait for them to.</p> </blockquote><p> </p><blockquote> <p>And of course, hearing the door shut after you muster up the courage to say &#39;Hey, what&#39;s up?&#39;. Also, cryptic lyrics as your away message. - TraumaSparrow</p> </blockquote><h2>12.</h2><blockquote> <p>NEOPETS!!!</p> <p>It wasn&rsquo;t really &ldquo;new&rdquo; at this time but it was long enough ago that you had to fight your siblings for your 30 minutes of internet time and coordinate with your mom so that the phone line wasn&rsquo;t busy for too long.</p> <p>Anyways, the late 90s had this awesome online game called Neopets that was soooo much fun. I miss being a kid. - thelyfeaquatic</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>13.</h2><blockquote> <p>Are we talking about the Information Super Highway? - comicmuse1982</p> </blockquote><h2>14.</h2><blockquote> <p>&ldquo;Welcome! You&rsquo;ve got mail!&rdquo; - Actuaryba</p> </blockquote><h2>15.</h2><blockquote> <p>Building a webpage in basic html with Comic Sans as your main font and people thinking it&#39;s cool.</p> <p>Also, huge message boards, IRC, etc.</p> <p>Text-based games - Oh-Oh-Ophelia</p> </blockquote><h2>16.</h2><blockquote> <p>Before &quot;search&quot; was effective, I owned a literal internet phonebook, printed on actual paper. -OVS2</p> </blockquote><h2>17.</h2><blockquote> <p>Turning off images so pages will load faster.</p> <p>Saving individual pages offline for future reading. - an-kitten</p> </blockquote><h2>18.</h2><blockquote> <p>Not specifically internet related but keyboarding class in school. A required class that taught you how to type, use a mouse and keyboard, navigate simple websites, and use simple programs like MS word/PowerPoint. - BigEyedFish_41</p> </blockquote><h2> </h2><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

18 people who remember when the internet was new share what kids today don't understand.

The internet wasn&#39;t always the chaotic influencer-fueled, social media whirlwind of misinformation, toxic comment sections and rants from estranged relatives that it is now...Somehow I’m old enough to remember dial-up but young enough to rage-quit any website that takes longer than 5 seconds to load.&mdash; Brooklin Nash (@realBrookNash) February 2, 2022 So, when a Reddit user asked, &quot;people who used the internet back when it was still considered a new thing, what is something kids these days will never get to experience?&quot; old-school internet scrollers were ready to get nostalgic about AIM, chatrooms, dial-up and Ask Jeeves.Grateful that Myspace taught me HTML. You’re looking at a glitter comment queen. I had all the new backgrounds, playlists on my page, personalized shoutouts for my top 16. That was an era!😭😭&mdash; LoLo 🧚‍♀️ (@Lolobeknowin) January 30, 2022 1. The little dial-up sounds. - Starkville 2. Count your change so you know how much more time you can &quot;buy&quot; at the internet cafe. - wecanf*ckeachother 3. When students understood the internet and teachers did not, there was a brief golden age of plagiarism. - owlowlface 4. A/S/L? Really, do chatrooms even still exist? - AtheneSchmidt 5. Spending hours asking jeeves for &#39;cool new websites&#39; and then spending even more hours on those websites - evilsir 6. Waiting hours for something to download, then a family member picks up the phone and ruins it. - Ihadacow 7. Using AOL Instant Messenger in the evening hours to chat with six friends simultaneously, having to decide which stickdeath animated icon you wanted, and hoping your folks didn&rsquo;t need to use the landline telephone to make a call. - mywifemademegetthis 8. That feeling of it being a &quot;frontier.&quot; - AUAIOMRN 9. Being completely anonymous. You could say things and there was a good chance it would never get saved forever because storage was really expensive. - i-need-blinker-fluid 10. The almost naive optimism of it all. The idea that the Internet was this futuristic knowledge resource that would take us to a utopian future within a generation. - SilasMarner77 11. Hearing the door open on AIM, and checking to see if it was your crush. Then when it was, going through the turmoil of sending the first instant message, or wait for them to.   And of course, hearing the door shut after you muster up the courage to say &#39;Hey, what&#39;s up?&#39;. Also, cryptic lyrics as your away message. - TraumaSparrow 12. NEOPETS!!! It wasn&rsquo;t really &ldquo;new&rdquo; at this time but it was long enough ago that you had to fight your siblings for your 30 minutes of internet time and coordinate with your mom so that the phone line wasn&rsquo;t busy for too long. Anyways, the late 90s had this awesome online game called Neopets that was soooo much fun. I miss being a kid. - thelyfeaquatic 13. Are we talking about the Information Super Highway? - comicmuse1982 14. &ldquo;Welcome! You&rsquo;ve got mail!&rdquo; - Actuaryba 15. Building a webpage in basic html with Comic Sans as your main font and people thinking it&#39;s cool. Also, huge message boards, IRC, etc. Text-based games - Oh-Oh-Ophelia 16. Before &quot;search&quot; was effective, I owned a literal internet phonebook, printed on actual paper. -OVS2 17. Turning off images so pages will load faster. Saving individual pages offline for future reading. - an-kitten 18. Not specifically internet related but keyboarding class in school. A required class that taught you how to type, use a mouse and keyboard, navigate simple websites, and use simple programs like MS word/PowerPoint. - BigEyedFish_41  

The internet wasn&#39;t always the chaotic influencer-fueled, social media whirlwind of misinformation, toxic comment sections and rants from estranged relatives that it is now...    So, when a Reddit user asked, &quot;people who used the...