[jedberg]

Goodbye. :(

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2Z2CklSxM0

Since everyone is sharing their AIM memories: When I was in college (1995-1998), AIM was the #1 way to flirt with people. Today the kids worry about whether they got a like or not.

Back then, you'd sit and stare at your buddy list waiting for that person you liked to come online so you could say something witty, and then stew with worry if they didn't respond but remained online.

[DarronWyke]

>Back then, you'd sit and stare at your buddy list waiting for that person you liked to come online so you could say something witty, and then stew with worry if they didn't respond but remained online.

Or you'd get a friend/another account to IM them to see if they'd really blocked you or not.

[jedberg]

Yes! You had your alt account to check for blocks. I forgot about that.

[ouid]

I was under the impression that in 1995-1998, flirting irl was still number 1.

[jedberg]

Maybe in some places for some people, but for us Berkeley nerds it was definetly online. Of course you had to flirt in person to get their screen name.

[kenjackson]

You couldn’t scale like you did with AIM.