[TacticalCoder]

> That's very myopic view. The gains by the rise of IT have been staggering ...

You can't make people who have basically been, their entire lives, coding variations of JavaScript "punch the monkey" abusive ads understand the impact the Internet had on the world.

[mahkeiro]

I wonder if people saying this really had an active life before Internet because if you do the change is so massive that it’s difficult to comprehend.

[ernst_klim]

I did live before internet bc widespread internet came quite late to my country, and I must say it wasn't all that different. Dating, job search and social interactions were actually easier and more pleasant.