The internet absolutely wasn’t safe for kids then, and to say I have doubts that a “kid-safe” internet would have had the same effect on you is to put it mildly. Sanitized and child-safe spaces aren’t what make for capable adults.
Yeah I have frequently thought that I’m really glad that Pesonal Identifable social media like Facebook didnt’ exist when I was a teen, but I sure wish video sharing services similar to YouTube did. We did some really incredible stuff, some of it even videotaped but the tapes got lost, and it would be great to re-watch 'em.
If I was never a kid on the internet I doubt I would be an engineer today. My girls can’t make bracelets for a living.
The internet absolutely wasn’t safe for kids then, and to say I have doubts that a “kid-safe” internet would have had the same effect on you is to put it mildly. Sanitized and child-safe spaces aren’t what make for capable adults.
Yeah I have frequently thought that I’m really glad that Pesonal Identifable social media like Facebook didnt’ exist when I was a teen, but I sure wish video sharing services similar to YouTube did. We did some really incredible stuff, some of it even videotaped but the tapes got lost, and it would be great to re-watch 'em.
As someone who was a teen with those things becoming relevant (MySpace era) I used /b/ and still turned out a lefty. 🤷♂️
what is /b/ ?
4chans “random” image board, it was (likely still is) full of misogyny, racism, porn, gore, whatever.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki//b/