Eh, I've been on the internet since like early high school, and had a computer long before that.

So it's not like Gen X'ers are complete web retards.

At least not me.

Of course

I just started college when internet came

I'm glad I didn't grow up with the internet and smart phones and all that.

I had to go out irl and play with real kids.

And get real sunlight.

without my face buried in that stupid device 24/7

My nephew (13) just sits on the couch playing on his ipad all the time.

I played outside, rode bikes, skateboarded, etc.

@Asatru Artist - MD This https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-VQMliF9QXU

@FACINEMA refrain from echoing.

@Asatru Artist - MD you have Woden statue? Make offerings?

My house didn't have a computer till I was 12, so most of my childhood was pretty normal. I had how often my little sister is online though. I'm glad she has sports to tether her to real friends

Cell phones changed alot about the world too. It's very different now. Before when your friend wasn't home you'd just have to drive around and hope you find them.

That was the fun part!

Just go knocking on friends doors until one could come out and play. 😃

Cell phone addiction in youths is a real and common thing. Got a cousin who would classify as a poster child for literal phone addiction, sad.

I wouldn't consider myself a primitivist by any means, but if I eventually hadchildren they would be taught to view technology as a tool rather than an integral part of life.

I'm addicted to hanging out with people who look like me. Am I crazy?

Define "people who look like you"

Yeah, it was fun. Usually able to use looking for friend as excuse to look for girls

Nice try @Ben Rainsford - OH I mean EUROPEAN

Yeah cell phone addiction is real

Phones are bad though, yeah, that 5G is going to fry us.

I just hope exposure to cell phones doesn't become the "turns out smoking is bad" of our era

lol

I just laughed hella loud

There's some data suggesting that might be the case, unfortunately

ive seen iffy stuff about 5G...no clue about the older tech though.

don't worry, once they get AI working properly, it will take over and enslave us all anyways. 👌🏻

Identity Hominibvs when?

eventually...

that's what Trumps Space Force is for. save us from SkyNet

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@Asatru Artist - MD re: your post in cyberstrike - i have has the “It will never end” discussion with a black friend. It was one of the final red pills to realize that he didn’t even think that was a problem. I asked what incentive did I then have to try to appease them if the debt will always be due. He had no answer.

I was honestly shocked and a bit disturbed by his "never" answer.

(this was an asian Doctor, btw)

so not unintelligent by any stretch of the imagination, making it that much worse.