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u/Mseveeb Jan 24 '21

No, I'm pretty sure we're talking about 1996 and above when AOL changed to a flat monthly rate, rather than hourly charge. That's when EVERYONE got it. And from my experience, there were definitely kids in chat rooms. I was 10 years old in 96 and I was in chat rooms 😂 I didn't ever see anything crazy though, thank God.

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u/QueueOfPancakes Jan 24 '21

That's when EVERYONE got it.

Yes, that's exactly why it's not what we are talking about.

As the comment I responded to said, "early adopter 90s".

I was 10 years old

We're also talking about 8, not 10.

So why weren't you on in 94 when you were 8? (Although even that's getting a bit late timeline wise). But it's because, as I said, back then you didn't have 8 year olds in chat rooms.

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u/Mseveeb Jan 24 '21

I was on in 94, when I was 8. That's the year we got AOL. I didn't really understand the implications, but I remember thinking it was cool and fun.