• almar_quigley@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    That is a technicality. Nothing was being shared at the breadth needed to influence large portions of the population back in the 80’s.

    • GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social
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      6 months ago

      I was born in the back half of the 90’s and can confidently say that you’re wrong. Sharing information existed long before the Internet and cell phones.

      • LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        6 months ago

        That’s not what he said though, he said it wasn’t shared to the same quantity, which is easily demonstrated by looking at total internet traffic stats as well as % of households with a connection and the type and speed of that connection over the past 30 years.