Author Topic: what would your life have been without computers and internet? (Read 426 times)

udet · « **on:** June 24, 2003, 10:06:00 PM »

I think I would have grown up more socially active and would've played more sports.

capt. apathy · « **Reply #1 on:** June 24, 2003, 10:09:00 PM »

I'd probably have a lot more cash now.

of course I might not even have graduated high school without 7 credits of computer related classes (not that I ever really did much with it other than play video games)

Vulcan · « **Reply #2 on:** June 24, 2003, 11:00:21 PM »

I'd be broke and have stacks of printed porn under my bed.

MrBill · « **Reply #3 on:** June 24, 2003, 11:23:49 PM »

Prolly still be slaving over a hot stove as a first cook (maybe even a chef by now) working for peanuts, instead of comfortably retired after 25 years as a geek 1st class.

gofaster · « **Reply #4 on:** June 25, 2003, 08:58:50 AM »

I'd probably either be a teacher and be dirt poor, or work for an insurance company and be burned out on policy analysis.

I wouldn't have a garage full of scale models waiting to be built.

I wouldn't have a book case full of air combat books and finished models.

I wouldn't have boxes of flight sim manuals.

Before I got heavily into flight sims, I played a lot of sports. I'm not sure if computers settled me down into a sedentary lifestyle or if it was simply a case of getting older. I do know that I started doing more flight simming and less volleyball when I got my first computer - a 486DX66 with 8 Mb of RAM and a copy of "Chuck Yeager's Air Combat".

Ripsnort · « **Reply #5 on:** June 25, 2003, 09:02:54 AM »

I'll still be a tool and die maker.

Eagler · « **Reply #6 on:** June 25, 2003, 09:12:40 AM »

spamless

udet · « **Reply #7 on:** June 25, 2003, 10:08:37 AM »

During college I would've had to get a part-time job where I would have actually had to work. Instead, I made my money by sitting in front of a computer surfing the net for hours and occasionally helping someone.

Rude · « **Reply #8 on:** June 25, 2003, 10:09:26 AM »

Better off

vorticon · « **Reply #9 on:** June 25, 2003, 11:30:46 AM »

skinny

AKS\/\/ulfe · « **Reply #10 on:** June 25, 2003, 12:37:49 PM »

lonely.
-SW

AKIron · « **Reply #11 on:** June 25, 2003, 12:43:41 PM »

A lot more bored typing on this keyboard with nothing to look at, at least I'd still have my joystick.

ra · « **Reply #12 on:** June 25, 2003, 12:44:51 PM »

I'd be rich selling printed porn to Vulcan.