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Nostalgia for the 1990s internet compared with today's AI confusion

Original: I did not live the early # internet , but did live through the 1990s juggernaut when it changed everything. People were

People are reminiscing about living through the 1990s internet boom, when the web upended daily life. One widely shared reflection argues the public back then was just as confused about the internet as people are now about artificial intelligence — but embraced it anyway, contrasting that openness with today's more hostile mood toward new technology.

Why now: Debates about AI have prompted comparisons with how society reacted to the transformative rise of the internet in the 1990s.

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• I did not live the early # internet , but did live through the 1990s juggernaut when it changed everything. People were just as confused about it as they are today about # AI . But people generally loved the new internet (and today would shank you if you tried to tear #… · stalbaum · 1

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