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05-20-2018, 04:25 PM
How the worst parts of the internet helped shape me as a kid
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If you know what those three letters stand for, there's a good chance you grew up on the internet like myself. An internet filled with opportunities to steal your innocence.*
There was something special about the internet of the late '90s and early 2000s that can never, ever be *replicated. It was mysterious, misunderstood, and truly a free place of exploration. More importantly, it was mostly anonymous, or at least it appeared that way. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/20/growing-up-on-the-internet/)
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If you know what those three letters stand for, there's a good chance you grew up on the internet like myself. An internet filled with opportunities to steal your innocence.*
There was something special about the internet of the late '90s and early 2000s that can never, ever be *replicated. It was mysterious, misunderstood, and truly a free place of exploration. More importantly, it was mostly anonymous, or at least it appeared that way. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/20/growing-up-on-the-internet/)
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