What a quaint time it was before the internet was invented decades ago. Though we currently think of the internet and modern technology as commonplace staples of our everyday lives, a new Twitter hashtag is asking people to recall or imagine what life was like before the internet existed.
Certain things, of course, were better. For example, people could have dinners free of any smartphone interruptions or distractions. On the other hand, we wouldn’t be able to enjoy the millions of adorable puppy videos that bring us joy.
Ahead, we’ve rounded up some of the funniest responses to #BeforeTheInternetExisted.
Well, first of all, this hashtag wouldn’t even be possible.
#BeforeTheInternetExisted the hashtag was only known as the pound sign. Or a tic tac toe board.
– Tyler Winters (@thetylerwinters) March 16, 2017
Showing off your vacation photos was much more difficult.
#BeforeTheInternetExisted I had to walk around to vague acquaintances to show them my dinner
– johnny osullivan (@putlock) March 15, 2017
Swiping right on a potential suitor would make zero sense.
#beforetheinternetexisted a “dating app” was a plate of shared nachos.
– Guy McPerson (@GuyMcPerson309) March 15, 2017
You couldn’t just stare at your phones if the conversation hit a lull.
#BeforeTheInternetExisted two people sitting at the dinner table actually LOOKED at each other and SPOKE.
– Nikhil Sapre (@FineLogic) March 16, 2017
These are still the only kind of trolls we like to acknowledge.
#BeforeTheInternetExisted the only trolls were these things
– Original Rich Dollas (@Richie_whatever) March 16, 2017
Your parent sending you to your room was the worst.
#BeforeTheInternetExisted when you got sent to your room it was a real punishment
– Russel Heinowski (@russhein40) March 16, 2017
You were OK not knowing everything.
#BeforeTheInternetExisted, since there was no google, not everybody was an expert and nobody was an expert at everything.
– Nikhil Sapre (@FineLogic) March 16, 2017
The president couldn’t tweet grammar mistakes.
#BeforeTheInternetExisted we had no way of knowing if a president didn’t understand how apostrophes work.
– John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) March 16, 2017
You could only argue with people you actually knew.
#BeforeTheInternetExisted I didn’t get into arguments with strangers
– Bruce Davis ☘️ (@baroose2015) March 15, 2017
Memorizing phone numbers, addresses, and so much more was absolutely necessary.
#BeforeTheInternetExisted I had to remember things
– Mike LeBlanc (@Michael24532985) March 15, 2017
We kinda miss life before the internet.
#BeforeTheInternetExisted life was simpler, slower.
I kinda miss it.– Mel Peterson (@MelPeterson38) March 16, 2017
