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[–] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Hold up.

I think that mobile phones became popular before chat rooms.
Chat rooms existed first, but I think that they were mostly just for nerds until the early to mid 2000s

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago*

    Cell phones were only for grown ups and maybe rich kids, but anyone could install instant messaging software on the family computer.

    Everyone I knew in high school, even if I wasn't friends with them, had AIM and even Facebook before all of them had phones, because phones cost money.

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