Millennials were able to do something stupid as a kid and not worry about it being immortalized on the internet.
Before smartphones and constant connectivity, it was okay to be unreachable. “It was ok to be unreachable,” one millennial wrote.
Millennials remember what it was like not to have the internet as an ever-present distraction.
“Pre 9/11 airport security. Airline pilot’s letting us kids into the cockpit and giving us sweets.”
“The rush of internet chat (AIM, ICQ, Yahoo Chat) and the nascent newness of the internet as a whole (make a website at Geocities!, Shop online! Napster!).”