What was life like for you before YouTube, Steam?

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Señor Toilet 13 hours ago

Back in 2013, I posted this exact same question on this forum, and just recently, I received a notification that the thread had been locked after a few new comments appeared this year.

The lingering interest in the topic inspired me to revive it. So, share a glimpse of your life before Steam, YouTube, or even the internet existed. What was daily life like for you back then, and what do you miss most?

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Riruru 13 hours ago

I was happier back then, like genuine happiness. Nowadays feeling happy while using the internet feels a bit artificial in comparison.

NadaNewt 13 hours ago

Game guides in non video form were much more popular.

Apollo702 13 hours ago

Wow was life better!

I miss people being human.

swillfly 13 hours ago

better -ish

NadaNewt 12 hours ago

A positive of YouTube is being able to hold authority figures, such as police responsible for their actions with the public, with the ability to record or livestream interactions.

I might not be aware of the existence of Civil Rights Lawyers, if not for youtube.

Bassturd 12 hours ago

Work, school, small town drama, watching TV.

#Boring stuff

Apollo702 11 hours ago

Originally posted by NadaNewt:
A positive of YouTube is being able to hold authority figures, such as police responsible for their actions with the public, with the ability to record or livestream interactions.
:stars:
I might not be aware of the existence of Civil Rights Lawyers, if not for youtube.

That might be one of the best parts.

I may be watching some of the exact same ones.

My feed isn't for most. It's made up of real estate, law, finance, science, DIY...

When I go to t go to other people's houses and see the stupidity and whacko $*&^ that they are clicking on... Yeeesh!

Now you know where they are getting all this @*&$ nonsense from.

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Doctor Go-Go 11 hours ago

Going places and doing things because arcade and 8 to 16 bit games as well as shows and movies were BORING! Same as they are now. Could do only so much of that for so long, an hour was TOO long. We went places, we did things, we found people and activities, events.