I mean, there is a shared experience for people who were online when things started. I remember Newgrounds, eBaum’s World, Nyan Cat, Epic Rap Battles of History, StumbleUpon.com.

I imagine you also experienced some or most of that short list to some extent.

[–] pjhenry1216@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

Eh, maybe. While I am familiar with those things, I don't think I'd ever assume everyone my age and on the Internet would as well. Different strokes for different folks. Moreover, this didn't even take into account age at all. So not only did it appear to strike out with many of the same age, it'll likely strike out with most users who simply weren't on the Internet for that relatively small period of time.

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

Eh, my mom was on the internet at that time and would know absolutely zero of those things because she didn't visit humor sites. I knew them because that is the stuff I looked for.

Kind of like how most people watched MASH when it was the most popular show ever, but not everyone did.

[–] June@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

Deeply offended at the lack of Homestar Runner in your list.

[–] generalEdo@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Epic rap battles and stumbleupon were my lemmy back then. Spent so much time stumbling and found some very weird stuff.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 3 points 1 year ago

StumbleUpon was the Golden Age of the Internet, and like all Golden Ages ultimately destroyed by hubris.

[–] Bene7rddso@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

All I did on the Internet at that time was flash games and homework, later also "homework"