Life B4 the internet

rancid

Do you remember what you done before the internet - circa 1995
What was life like before the internet, did we go out more ?
Imagine, would poker be as popular without the internet.
Would people run to the casinos after 2003 when Chris Moneymaker won and just play one table !

when did you first discover the internet - for me around 2001

It's an amazing thing that we have isn't it

spurs_13

Before the internet I was wild and free

Now i live in the dark and grow mushrooms while spending my days wondering if i should 3 bet a9 suited

Seriously though, yes it is an amazing thing but does it not make us a little more isolated from reality?

stokefc

In Response to Re: Life B4 the internet:

went out a fair bit i would of been 14 in 1995 so was playing knock down ginger with m8es and pom pom 123 lol
Posted by IDONKCALLU

thought you were a rebel
i went the pub alot now i never go. the internet means im guarenteed a game every night

offshoot

In Response to Life B4 the internet:

Do you remember what you done before the internet - circa 1995 What was life like before the internet, did we go out more ? Imagine, would poker be as popular without the internet. Would people run to the casinos after 2003 when Chris Moneymaker won and just play one table ! when did you first discover the internet - for me around 2001 It's an amazing thing that we have isn't it
Posted by rancid

Im sceptical whether Moneymaker really had that huge a part to play in the boom. Sure he definitely played some part, but the improved TV coverage with holecards and the the internet becoming faster and more widespread was gonna lead to a boom no matter what. So i doubt people would have went to the casino if there was no internet.

As to what life was like before the internet. Well it was pretty bleak wasnt it? If you didnt know the answer to something you couldnt just look it up online. You actually had to buy music in shops(or tape it off the radio). If you wanted to see a funny cat video your only choice was to stay in on a saturday night and watch You've Been Framed. Dark, dark times.

My first experience of the internet was AOL, Altavista and Lycos and attempting to find p*rn.

NoseyBonk

I think I discovered it around '94/95 but it had been around a long time by then! It's the World Wide Web that opened things up for us around that time.
I remember saying I see no future in this...... brilliant.

GR4SSY

My eyesight would be a lot better without it ;)

jonjo75

I was probably Raving in some field somewhere . Can't remember much of those days apart from it was brilliant.

68Trebor

 What is scary is how your life becomes so empty and frightening and frustrating and boring and miserable when the internet goes down.

 What is really scary is you have to talk to other people, such as the missus, its a thing called conversation for those who have forgotten.

donkeyplop

In Response to Re: Life B4 the internet:

I was probably Raving in some field somewhere . Can't remember much of those days apart from it was brilliant.
Posted by jonjo75

Lol big plus one  

donkeyplop

I used to go out and Excersise now I'm an unfit slob. 

profman15

Yes its true the internet is a fantastic concept but we should all try to put some balance into our lives by involving ourselves with other activites....

"HEY YOU IN THAT DARKENED ROOM CLICKING A PIECE OF PLASTIC.........I'M TALKING TO YOU!!! YES YOU!!! OH SORRY SCOTTY, I DIDN'T RECOGNISE YOU"