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In response to "they must be coddled with screens at all costs -- nm" by hollywood big shot

I'm pretty sure I had some horrific political opinions at 20 too. -- nm

Posted by Reagen Nov 16 '23, 12:08

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I voted for Dukakis. -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 12:37 1
- quaint how much of a political shitstorm the Willie Horton ad generated that year. wouldn't even turn a head today -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 16, 12:44
the difference now is how easily they can be spread to thousands (or more) of people. Q, from b2, a small number to tiktok is a big number on other - i.b.! Nov 16, 12:25
yeah but the sources of our info that fed even bad takes 30 years ago were still within the realm of legitimate discourse - hollywood big shot Nov 16, 12:19 12
- 25 years ago, my mom and I had a yelling match wherein she insisted that everyone online was a completely fake persona/total con artist. - Beryllium Nov 16, 12:34 10
  - heh, that was around the same time as I was going to meet-up with one of my first online friends. I had to convince my mom I’d be safe, promise I had - i.b.! Nov 16, 12:37 9
    - I met up with and dated a few girls from online mIRC boards back around that time. Yeah more common now, but this was before you could swipe right. - sycor Nov 16, 13:05 5
      - one of my closest friends ended up marrying a guy she met from the personals section of *The Onion*. -- nm* - Andie Nov 16, 13:07 4
        
        That was a cross site network. Salon/Onion/Nerve/a few others -- (edited) - Reagen Nov 16, 13:38 1
        
        ! -- nm - Andie Nov 16, 13:56
        
        Herbert Kornfeld? -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 13:28
        
        That's... quite amazing. I don't even know the whole story and I kind of love it. -- nm - sycor Nov 16, 13:11
    - i can't even remember what year it was i last-minute flew to NY to stay in a room with ty and dawson. dawson was still in law school i think. i don't - Andie Nov 16, 13:01 2
      - brave girl - Spawn Nov 16, 13:02 1
        
        heh, but i had never met them. i met Mel that trip too. it was a bit insane of me, but i knew that it was all fine. - Andie Nov 16, 13:04
- I didn’t see this before starting my post above - that’s a good point I missed including. — nm - i.b.! Nov 16, 12:27

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