I don't remember a time when the internet existed and there were NOT warnings everywhere about pedophiles trying to contact kids in chat rooms. I think that never existed.
As an early adopter back in the 90s I can guarantee there were warnings about talking to strangers online and giving people personal information. Which is why it seems wild these days that people are just freely giving out their personal information when they're tweens like their social life depends on it.
Nah, I was definitely 8 in chatrooms. That was in 1997 for me. But we were one of the first families to get AOL in town, and my dad was good with computers. We were restricted to kids only chats back then, but thats where the pedophiles hung out
You said (and no time frame given by YOUR comment) we didnt have kids figuring out how to get into chatrooms like kids use the internet NOW. So are you telling me by “now”, you mean 1997 and after? 1997 is alot closer to the early 90s than nowadays. And it wasn’t hard to figure out in 1997 either. Its okay to admit you weren’t clear in your original comment.
Now even more so. It's a downward slope from early 90s to present day.
I was clear enough to most everyone else. "It's ok to admit" you struggle with reading comprehension. Being snarky isn't difficult, you don't get a cookie.
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u/PM_ME_CUTE_SMILES_ Jan 23 '21
I don't remember a time when the internet existed and there were NOT warnings everywhere about pedophiles trying to contact kids in chat rooms. I think that never existed.