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yup. unrestricted internet access is what allowed me to learn who i am, while being stuck in an environment that was extremely hostile to the idea. its also what made me who i am, in a way, and i don’t have a single regret about it either. it’s what saved me from becoming a bigoted idiot, really.

aegisiondure 🫍@equalnotequals.com · 22h ago

this isn't very popular to say, but for me personally, it was good that i had unrestricted internet access when i was a minor. i was aware of what i was doing and enjoyed it. i don't look back on it and go "well that was a mistake", i look back on it and wish i could do it for the first time again

i just realised for japanese learners who happen to know a little french any time you see えん it's not "en" it's more like a "è-in" diphthong. 千円 / sen-en / sèï-èin 田園都市 / den-en-toshi / dèï-èin-toshi 滋賀県 / shi-ga-ken / shi-nga-kèin

it saddens me when i hear someone lament on mainstream platforms that "the old internet is gone" it isn't! it was never mainstream, neither then nor now. then, search engines sucked so we used link dumps, webrings, and forums to find each other, and we're still there today!