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Appropriate-Night-68 t1_j9u43l4 wrote

Reply to comment by technurse in Teen girls mental health has proven link to social media usage by OutlandishnessOk2452

To me this was peak internet. Many had high speed internet at home and were able to discover new music, news, ideas, etc. but before social media and smartphones so we weren't the self indulgent zombies when we were out in public.

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technurse t1_j9u9ros wrote

Conspiracy theories were a side thing people read about. They weren't specifically motivated by politics, and largely a little quirky corner of the internet.

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tso t1_j9vcczo wrote

The basic thing was that you could not bring internet with you.

Thus it was something you engaged with deliberately.

Now it is in your pocket all day.

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