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Arch in the early 2000s (i.pinimg.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by TehBamski@lemmy.world to c/funny@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Newsteinleo@midwest.social 45 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Because the internet didn't suck when we had those. Game companies were still innovating when we had those. Google wasn't evil when we had those. Windows didn't spy on us when we had those.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 35 points 3 weeks ago

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago

Not only that, computers were a bonus, it wasn’t required for daily life. Those who were young in those days saw them as tools for fun not how we do paperwork.