someguy3@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-23 days agoWhat was the bigger change and why, 2026 vs 2006, or 2006 vs 1986.message-squaremessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up132arrow-down1message-squareWhat was the bigger change and why, 2026 vs 2006, or 2006 vs 1986.someguy3@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-23 days agomessage-square29fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·3 days agoLemme put it this way: In 2006 we were already reading comics, listening to music, and watching video via computers and the Internet. In 2006 there was already an “alt-right” but they called themselves “Tea Party”. In 2006 we had Wikipedia and YouTube and cell phones and speech-to-text.
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 days agoWe had the internet, and we even had social media, but it wasn’t quite as pervasive as it is today.
Lemme put it this way: In 2006 we were already reading comics, listening to music, and watching video via computers and the Internet.
In 2006 there was already an “alt-right” but they called themselves “Tea Party”.
In 2006 we had Wikipedia and YouTube and cell phones and speech-to-text.
We had the internet, and we even had social media, but it wasn’t quite as pervasive as it is today.