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Then and now (i.imgflip.com)
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[–] 40 points 2 years ago (3 children)

What are you talking about, ads were far worse back in the 90s /2000. Were you even using the Internet back then? Couldn't block them and things like infinite pop ups were rampant, if you didn't have a firewall setup and anti virus, your entire Windows 98 setup could be wrecked in minutes just being online

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Again, the meme is not about the internet in 2000s. It is just about people sharing out of fun vs. "creators" wanting to monetize every little shit.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's just such a common misconception that there was no ads in the 'old Internet', that's all I was pointing out. There seems to be a nostalgic false memory that Internet back then didn't have ads which is hilarious if you were there to see what it was like

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