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I know that many folks on Mastodon grew up in the internet era and might be wondering how our lives looked before. I scribbled down some notes:

1) We had what we called "friends" - a concept somewhat similar to Instagram followers. The most notable difference was the absence of the "like" button, so you had to converse every now and then.

2) We had no streamlined and searchable archives of everything people had ever said, so canceling an acquittance was fairly difficult. You sometimes had to tolerate people with different views.

3) We had news delivered to our doorsteps, but you had to work with as little as 1-2 rage-inducing articles per day. The headline tech was lacking too, so you often had to read the entire piece before making up your mind.

4) Shopping was really inefficient. You had to go to a mall to buy clothing instead of having it trucked to your doorstep and then returning it when it doesn't fit. You were limited to maybe a hundred brands, and today's classics - such as TUBVECHI, STREBITQ, or VIGRUEZ - were nowhere to be found.

5) We had no smartphones, so you navigated the city using a sextant. Meetings were arranged under a full moon, but that posed challenges due to werewolves.