
cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
Regarding LB[1]: That's not entirely true. Even back in the day we were connected to other people. It's just the connections were not the realtime deluge of doom and gloom and harassment we get now. It was slower and mediated through magazines, books, radio programs, tv shows, and often in person with groups or friends.
(Not to romanticize it or anything. Computer technology has always had problematic aspects, whether we knew it or not.)