Ask Reddit Question Gets 20+ Users To Go On A Trip Down Memory Lane And Share The Ancient Stuff Of The Internet

Those were the good 'ol days of the internet.

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• Published in Interesting
• March 25, 2022

Despite the slow dial-up connection, internet users back in the day had a lot of fun stuff going on. People neither had streaming services nor social networking apps at the time, but the internet still had a wealth of entertainment value.

One of the best things about the internet back then was the sense of community it fostered. People would come together on forums and chat rooms to discuss various topics, and there was a strong sense of camaraderie.

This was also before the days of cyberbullying, so people were generally more respectful towards one another. There were also a ton of great websites to explore.

From Geocities and Flash games to customizable media players, there was always something new to discover. And since there weren't as many websites around, each one felt special and unique.

Of course, the internet has come a long way since then, but there's still something special about those good old days. If you're feeling nostalgic, why not take a trip down memory lane and look at the answers to this Ask Reddit question:

What is so ancient only an Internet veteran can remember?

Tons of Redditors shared what they miss about the good 'ol days. So let's have a look at the best things about the internet in the past.

A redditor named Marambal17 asks the question that evoked the nostalgia of internet users.

Nowadays, you need to think hard to get a username that's not taken.

Once find out that your name isn't taken on multiple email providers, you were probably compelled to do the same thing as this user.

Viruses didn't matter, as long as we had cursors to show off.

You're willing to risk the safety of your computer with smileys.

We didn't have apps at the time, so we relied on printed maps.

You have map pages that you don't really need.

No such thing as Google Analytics back in the day. Website counters do the job.

The legitimacy of a website was based on the numbers shown on those counters.

Website counters really mattered at the time.

How to pass a school project using websites

How to trick Google into paying you money

We didn't have Wikipedia.

We had Encarta. Beating MindMaze felt like an achievement too!

Streaming stuff was only through RealPlayer.

The agony that the kids back in the day went through

Yahoo Pool was so cool at the time.

Remember downloading tons of skins to give your Winamp player a personality?

Even kids can build websites.

We didn't have messaging apps back then. We had AIM.

You can only enjoy multiplayer games if you are connected via LAN.

The old days' Reddit?

Things were so much different in the early days of the internet.

People would put a lot of effort into making their websites look unique. They would often include personal photos and details about their lives, and this made for a much more personal experience.

These days, most websites are just corporate entities with no personality. Before social media took over the internet, people would actually talk to each other on forums and chat rooms.

This fostered a strong sense of community, and it was easy to make friends with people from all over the world.

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