In Because Internet, Gretchen McCulloch argues that there are three waves of “internet people”. The first was “before it was cool”, the second when it became mainstream (give or take the turn of the millennium) and the third when internet was already a thing. The third are young people, too young to remember the 1900s and therefore the time before internet, and old people who go online because it’s unavoidable and also more intuitive and easy than ever before.
Despite the generation gap, they have things in common and in contrast to the first and second wave (which she also subdivides but that’s beside the point). For example they never used mail as primary communication and they have smartphones as first device and most often second hand from a family member.
Thanks for listening to my Ted Talk and sorry if I took your shitpost too serious but there’s truth and science behind it and I couldn’t not share it.
I wish we’d refer to early internet era as something other than the 1900s. WWW ostensibly started in 95. Maybe we just call it “The 90s” and be good with it?
When we start referring to the “turn of the century” as the early 2000s, I may just outright die.
I wish we’d refer to early internet era as something other than the 1900s.
Oh feel you. Saying 1900s for the whole century feels wrong but why tho? We do it for other centuries as well so maybe it’s time to get used to it.
WWW ostensibly started in 95.
That’s already part of becoming mainstream. I use “internet” in the broader sense that includes other technology I’m not really familiar with. But some precursors of the internet were around in the 70s and maybe even earlier? Donno, I’m second wave myself. Sorry if my terminology is confusion and not correct.
When we start referring to the “turn of the century” as the early 2000s, I may just outright die.
I used the phrase “turn of the millennium”. Sorry if old people thought I meant 1000 CE.
Eh, WWW started in '91. What milestone happened in '95? Only thing I can think of is Windows 95, but that was a general computer thing, not an Internet thing.
As for early Internet era…to me that’s the mid to late 70s up through '91. TCP/IP dates back to '74, so that’s a workable starting point (or maybe ARPANET, ha).
In Because Internet, Gretchen McCulloch argues that there are three waves of “internet people”. The first was “before it was cool”, the second when it became mainstream (give or take the turn of the millennium) and the third when internet was already a thing. The third are young people, too young to remember the 1900s and therefore the time before internet, and old people who go online because it’s unavoidable and also more intuitive and easy than ever before.
Despite the generation gap, they have things in common and in contrast to the first and second wave (which she also subdivides but that’s beside the point). For example they never used mail as primary communication and they have smartphones as first device and most often second hand from a family member.
Thanks for listening to my Ted Talk and sorry if I took your shitpost too serious but there’s truth and science behind it and I couldn’t not share it.
I wish we’d refer to early internet era as something other than the 1900s. WWW ostensibly started in 95. Maybe we just call it “The 90s” and be good with it?
When we start referring to the “turn of the century” as the early 2000s, I may just outright die.
Oh feel you. Saying 1900s for the whole century feels wrong but why tho? We do it for other centuries as well so maybe it’s time to get used to it.
That’s already part of becoming mainstream. I use “internet” in the broader sense that includes other technology I’m not really familiar with. But some precursors of the internet were around in the 70s and maybe even earlier? Donno, I’m second wave myself. Sorry if my terminology is confusion and not correct.
I used the phrase “turn of the millennium”. Sorry if old people thought I meant 1000 CE.
We didnt vote for Æthelred the Unready! Were an autononous collective.
Eh, WWW started in '91. What milestone happened in '95? Only thing I can think of is Windows 95, but that was a general computer thing, not an Internet thing.
As for early Internet era…to me that’s the mid to late 70s up through '91. TCP/IP dates back to '74, so that’s a workable starting point (or maybe ARPANET, ha).
Eh, I got my dates wrong from memory. My point is still the same.
Fair enough! I’m also Old Enough that hearing about my childhood as “the 1900s” kinda hurts. Just feels wrong somehow, y’know?
I mean, that was the point of the comment you initially responded to.
I know, I thought I’d expand on it