Comments on: CyberNotes: Life Before the Internet was like… http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-life-before-the-internet-was-like/ Technology News Sat, 26 May 2012 08:09:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: mariannehttp://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-life-before-the-internet-was-like/#comment-158761 marianne Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:53:08 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12237#comment-158761 and many require cards and most dont work when my iphone crashed i experienced life with no phone for one day i feel for poor people in our high tech society or maybe the internet should be FREE and many require cards and most dont work
when my iphone crashed i experienced life with no phone for one day
i feel for poor people in our high tech society
or maybe the internet should be FREE

]]> By: mariannehttp://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-life-before-the-internet-was-like/#comment-158760 marianne Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:50:56 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12237#comment-158760 i am old enough to remember life before the intyrnet some gains and many losses the world is a lonelier place I miss phone calls and mostly human face to face interaction tire of texting constantly being attached to a a pc or iphone to check messages etc its a good business tool but I really feel it has created barriers between people also there are always crashes tech problems and its damned expensive!!!!!!!!!! a facebook friend how cheap a friendship is that how callow shallow i am old enough to remember life before the intyrnet
some gains and many losses
the world is a lonelier place I miss phone calls and mostly human face to face interaction
tire of texting constantly being attached to a a pc or iphone to check messages etc
its a good business tool but I really feel it has created barriers between people
also there are always crashes tech problems and its damned expensive!!!!!!!!!!
a facebook friend how cheap a friendship is that how callow shallow

]]> By: tineyEhttp://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-life-before-the-internet-was-like/#comment-158206 tineyE Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:33:52 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12237#comment-158206 I remember life before the internet. A person's social life actually involved talking to real life people, not seeing them on a skype video or typing to them in emails. The world's morals have fallen greatly due to the wide spread of pornography, bad language, slander, violence, theft (ect)..........We have the internet to thank for our new decadent society. This is the life we've created for ourselves and our children. I don't think it was worth it to save having to travel to the bank or wait for the newspaper delivery to find out what the latest news is. I remember life before the internet. A person’s social life actually involved talking to real life people, not seeing them on a skype video or typing to them in emails. The world’s morals have fallen greatly due to the wide spread of pornography, bad language, slander, violence, theft (ect)……….We have the internet to thank for our new decadent society. This is the life we’ve created for ourselves and our children. I don’t think it was worth it to save having to travel to the bank or wait for the newspaper delivery to find out what the latest news is.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-life-before-the-internet-was-like/#comment-158136 Anonymous Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:31:11 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12237#comment-158136 Meh. I wasn't that hard :/ Meh. I wasn’t that hard :/

]]> By: Jeremyhttp://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-life-before-the-internet-was-like/#comment-157656 Jeremy Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:15:11 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12237#comment-157656 I agree with you 100%, but I think if given the choice I would have preferred the internet never caught on with ordinary people. While it has a lot to offer as far as gathering information, and instant mail, and entertainment when we have nothing to do, it has greatly diminished real life human interaction.One area that has been hit very hard is the gay community. Before the internet, I remember having to actually go out to gay bars and clubs, or get involved with gay groups or activities to actually meet people. The bar scene was much more fun because of it, and people actually knew how to chat, I mean really chat. And because people couldn't just sit at home if they wanted to meet someone, well...there was the phone chat lines and personal ads in the paper or magazines, even people that really didn't like to drink would go out. The bars and clubs were busier, and there was a more diverse crowd there. Today many of these clubs that I remember being the hot place to go, are barely hanging on, and many of the low key or lesser popular venues are closed. Many people these days will sit on-line and "meet" people. Having done the on-line thing, I can attest to it not being nearly as satisfying. People post fake or photo-shopped pics, lie about who they really are, and are mainly interested in just getting someone to come over for a quickie. There is a lost art in actually going out and meeting people, and if you wanted a on-nighter, the art of seduction. And even if you were talking to someone that was telling you total lies about themselves, you could still see the real person, read their body language, dissect what they were telling you, and afterwards, ask your friends if they know him, or anything about him. People couldn't be as fake.In other areas of life, I will say I miss actually calling an airline and speaking to a real life reservation agent and not being charged a fee for doing it, I miss having the JCPenny and Sears catalog delivered 4 times a year, I miss having to actually go out in the real world and do business with real people, and forging personal relationships with the sales people and business owners. The internet (and txt messaging too), for all it has to offer, is slowly killing the necessity for humans to be really human. I agree with you 100%, but I think if given the choice I would have preferred the internet never caught on with ordinary people. While it has a lot to offer as far as gathering information, and instant mail, and entertainment when we have nothing to do, it has greatly diminished real life human interaction.

One area that has been hit very hard is the gay community. Before the internet, I remember having to actually go out to gay bars and clubs, or get involved with gay groups or activities to actually meet people. The bar scene was much more fun because of it, and people actually knew how to chat, I mean really chat. And because people couldn’t just sit at home if they wanted to meet someone, well…there was the phone chat lines and personal ads in the paper or magazines, even people that really didn’t like to drink would go out. The bars and clubs were busier, and there was a more diverse crowd there. Today many of these clubs that I remember being the hot place to go, are barely hanging on, and many of the low key or lesser popular venues are closed. Many people these days will sit on-line and “meet” people. Having done the on-line thing, I can attest to it not being nearly as satisfying. People post fake or photo-shopped pics, lie about who they really are, and are mainly interested in just getting someone to come over for a quickie. There is a lost art in actually going out and meeting people, and if you wanted a on-nighter, the art of seduction. And even if you were talking to someone that was telling you total lies about themselves, you could still see the real person, read their body language, dissect what they were telling you, and afterwards, ask your friends if they know him, or anything about him. People couldn’t be as fake.

In other areas of life, I will say I miss actually calling an airline and speaking to a real life reservation agent and not being charged a fee for doing it, I miss having the JCPenny and Sears catalog delivered 4 times a year, I miss having to actually go out in the real world and do business with real people, and forging personal relationships with the sales people and business owners. The internet (and txt messaging too), for all it has to offer, is slowly killing the necessity for humans to be really human.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-life-before-the-internet-was-like/#comment-156855 Anonymous Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:47:39 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12237#comment-156855 Yes, we are. When I leave my cell at home I actually don't mind it. I don't have time to call anyone back anyway. Yes, we are. When I leave my cell at home I actually don’t mind it. I don’t have time to call anyone back anyway.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-life-before-the-internet-was-like/#comment-156854 Anonymous Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:43:44 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12237#comment-156854 I like you a lot! Smiling! You are so right. Omg! So right. I like you a lot! Smiling! You are so right. Omg! So right.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-life-before-the-internet-was-like/#comment-156853 Anonymous Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:41:39 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12237#comment-156853 So agree with you! Perfectly said! And how about that Facebook, huh?People fighting on Facebook but can't converse or settle their differences in person.Wow. So agree with you! Perfectly said! And how about that Facebook, huh?

People fighting on Facebook but can’t converse or settle their differences in person.

Wow.

]]> By: J. Falconhttp://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-life-before-the-internet-was-like/#comment-156823 J. Falcon Sun, 26 Jun 2011 18:57:18 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12237#comment-156823 Somehow I get the impression that folks who nowadays spend most of their time online, with little to almost no interaction with other people at all, were probably the stay-at-home type back in the day, and rotted most of their days in front of their television set (even if there were only a few channels; there was cable). People who like to get out still get out, although they probably do more texting than actualu talking lol. Somehow I get the impression that folks who nowadays spend most of their time online, with little to almost no interaction with other people at all, were probably the stay-at-home type back in the day, and rotted most of their days in front of their television set (even if there were only a few channels; there was cable). People who like to get out still get out, although they probably do more texting than actualu talking lol.

]]> By: Aliquidhttp://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-life-before-the-internet-was-like/#comment-156169 Aliquid Mon, 18 Apr 2011 22:26:32 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12237#comment-156169 I love modern technology, but I miss being able to be a casual "expert" at something.If you were really into something like sports, or movies you could wow your friends with your knowledge when the subject comes up during conversation..... now when you are by the internet, any hack can do a quick google search and find the same info.If you enjoyed music, and spent time and money collecting a large music library, and then impress your friends by making them mixed tapes.... now anyone can download whatever MP3s they want off the net cheap (or for free).If you enjoyed photography, and spent the time and effort to learn to take a great photo, you could wow your friends with your photo albums.... now with digital cameras, any hack can take 1,000 photos and one of them will liekly end up being impressiveThe list goes on and on... I love modern technology, but I miss being able to be a casual “expert” at something.

If you were really into something like sports, or movies you could wow your friends with your knowledge when the subject comes up during conversation….. now when you are by the internet, any hack can do a quick google search and find the same info.

If you enjoyed music, and spent time and money collecting a large music library, and then impress your friends by making them mixed tapes…. now anyone can download whatever MP3s they want off the net cheap (or for free).

If you enjoyed photography, and spent the time and effort to learn to take a great photo, you could wow your friends with your photo albums…. now with digital cameras, any hack can take 1,000 photos and one of them will liekly end up being impressive

The list goes on and on…

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