I guess I’m curious about generations (namely GenZ and Alpha) who didn’t live in a pre-Internet time. Like,
- How was the concept first explained to you, or when did it click?
- Do you understand how insane it is to have the aggregate of all human knowledge — the only comparable thing once being a physical library or university — one search away? That it’s absolutely insane you can engage in a real-time conversation with someone on the opposite side of the world? That you can find niche communities in an instant?
- Were your parents super strict about internet usage? How quickly did you find workarounds?
ITT: I’m not a part of the two generations you specifically asked for, but here’s my life story anyway.
haha in fairness, I think this speaks to the average age of Lemmy users compared to, say, Reddit.
Also speaks to their average reading comprehension and ability to follow basic instructions.