Submitted by Phoenix5869 t3_z6fpt6 in singularity
NefariousNaz t1_iy2xgxl wrote
Here's my experience:
2002: I had the internet but it was still dial up. Would get broad band in next few years. Feel phones were becoming more common but majority didn't have one yet. Also it was mainly for phone calls with maybe a few simple built in games. GPS probably existed but you needed a dedicated device. Social media in its modern form didn't exist. No video hosting sites like YouTube existed. MySpace or Facebook didn't exist yet. There were many other precursor simpler websites and forums. The internet was a foreign concept at this point to the majority especially older generations. You have to understand that at this time people were frightened about the thought of shopping online and sharing personal data online. TVs and monitors were mainly huge box crv types. Flat screen tvs existed but it was pretty expensive. Had to go to the bank to deposit checks and no online billing so I had to send checks over mail for payment for subscriptions or whatever.
2012: First year of mass adoption of smart phones which coincided with mass adoption of social media going mainstream. Tinder came out this year and the stigma against internet dating disappeared. Everyone suddenly had gps with their phones. Netflix started streaming services. YouTube monetizing became easier for content creators. This marked the start of a revolution of how people interacted and entertained themselves. Blockbuster and other movie rental places died. Strip malls which were already dying accelerated their death spirals due to competition first from Walmart and subsequently online shopping. Didn't have to go to banks as much to cash checks anymore due to mobile deposits starting. That said Direct Deposit had already chopped down on that substantially by 2002. Online payment means I practically never need to send checks over the mail.
2022: not too much of a difference from 2012. Mainly refining and maturation of things that existed in 2012 and the cultural and political impact that it led to.
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