Life Before Internet

United States
November 13, 2009 11:34am CST
For many of you who were around before the internet, do you remember what life was like before you could get online? Share your thoughts.... Maybe those who have had internet all their lives will learn something...or maybe not. Thats OK. How about we start a new calendar system with maybe the first year the internet was accessible as 1, A.I. (After Internet) and the year before that as 1, B.I. (before internet). There is no doubt that the internet has affected life here on this planet...... Share your thoughts.....
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@nautilus33 (1827)
14 Nov 09
Yes, I remember. It was a great time for me. that was about 7-8 years ago, I was in the school and every day I play with my friends. that was really great- we've played hide and seek, cards, ride a bicycle. Than came the internet and we spended not so much time as before. And I'm glad that I've dicovered the internet so late, because the younger than me, spend more and more time in front of their computers and I think that's sad. Thi kids must spend more time with their friends, and less time with the computers. Now the teenagers don't talk with each other eye to eye, they chat or make video calls, or talk through the phone. So I thinki the life before internet was more interesting and funnier. Yes, it's true that internet gives us a lot of information and oportunities, but we musn't spend so much time in front of the computers. we must go often out, we must meet new people and our old friends. in the years before internet the community was more united and people care more for each other. It's also true that via internet you can meett people from all over the world, but in the most cases you can meet them face to face.
@victory12 (348)
• Nigeria
14 Nov 09
Hello friend, although i don't know the exactly time internet comes into action but one of my brother told me that before the advent of internet people use to send and receive message through post office even the visa lottery coordinator make use of post office by then
• China
14 Nov 09
Hi, that's an interesting discussion, when I was in elementary school, there is no internet in my country, and all my clidhood live without internet, so I go out with friends, and watch TV, and do my homework through writting, and I slept early in the night. And the children now who have internet, they begin doing their homework through computer, and play games online, and they sleep late at night, because they want to play computer.
• India
14 Nov 09
i dnt think tht lyf b4 internet is possible. bcoz the conversion betwween to conutry erson was so hard & tht also may get difficult to make great contact & having best relations is not possible
@jbfong88 (50)
• Philippines
14 Nov 09
Before internet there was.... primitive! the primitive version of internet is books.. i love books but i often use them!
• Philippines
14 Nov 09
Hello! I cant really say anything as Ive had internet almost all my life but thanks for posting this question. Ive been thinking about this for so long!
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
14 Nov 09
The internet has made a lot of things easier. It has become much easier to find information about all sorts of topics and it has become a lot eaisier to communicate with people from the other end of the world. I think that is one of the best things about the internet. Before the internet I sent snail mail letters to my friends from Australia and New Zealand and they received them 2 weeks later. Now I can send them an email and that is lot faster. I am also able to chat to people who live far away without getting a huge phonebill, and that is great. Before the internet I went to the bank or the post office to pay my bills, now I pay them online. Before the internet I bought a lot cds, now I download music instead etc.
@kunizzul (1066)
• Malaysia
13 Nov 09
well before i know how to use internet most everything is quite different i think. before i know how to use internet i like to read newspaper but now i just go online. also i seldom buy books from bookstore as i can just download e-book or pdf. i can saw movie online as before this i need to bought it from video store. many things have change and i think internet gave us more benefits to our life.
• United States
13 Nov 09
Well for one thing my hand writing was at least a 100% better then it is now..lol, I had to write everything and it was so neat and pretty now it is sloppy unless I really stop to think about it. Also I spent more time outside and I did not have as many headaches...you know I think I may just get off this stupid thing as soon as my work is done.
• Australia
14 Nov 09
I've had the internet at home since I was about eight years old but I didn't really use it myself until I was about 12 or 13. I'm now 21. One difference I've noticed is that I rarely write complete sentences by hand anymore, and when I have to, my hand starts to ache! A lot of things are easier now though: staying in touch with people who live far away, buying things that aren't readily available locally, discovering new bands, etc. For better or worse, I couldn't imagine life without the internet anymore...