LOL. When computers and the internet first came along I saw it as a great achievement that would be a fantastic tool ... all the knowledge of the world at the fingertips of everyone kinda thing. I was there as it began and made sure my kids had access long before their peers. All was great. But it's devolved into something that's not as much of an asset, as a unfair burden. I guess I should become a Luddite.
My very first experience with the computer was The Hindenburg disaster. The computer my father purchased came with an history CD and he had everyone gather around the screen. My grandparents were even there for this. The first thing that pulled up was the video of the crash and the voice yelling "oh the humanity". Everyone was in absolute amazement that this information was just a click away. My grandfather couldn't wrap his brain around it. It's one of those memories where I can pin point right when things changed. Life was going to change in dramatic and advanced ways with that first home computer.
That's funny ... not because of what you said here, but because of a comment I made earlier on the link someone put that the Launch from Vandenberg today had been cancelled. I commented that I guess my link for the launch window/viewing info stuff I posted was for nothing ... ending with 'oh the humanity' - LOL
Yeah, I built my own computers back then, they were far too expensive otherwise. And before the internet really took hold there were the local bulletin boards you'd dial into. Before that I did Atari, Commodores, that kinda old stuff. Anyway .... Our local bulletin board had a trivia night on Wednesdays and the wife, the kids, and me would all play. They still talk about it today, a great family memory. Each was pretty good at their own particular area and we'd win more times than not ... winning free hours of time on the BB. I guess we cheated though ... there were four of us playing, all huddled around the tiny screen on Wednesdays - LOL
All the generations before them survived without posting selfies, I'm sure the current one could survive without it too. Can't tell you how gross I find mother daughter duck face selfies.