I got on the internet in the mid-90s. The early internet was used for: - E-mail - Personal websites - Porn - Instant messaging via ICQ - Chat via IRC - Mu

I got on the internet in the mid-90s. The early internet was used for: - E-mail - Personal websites - Porn - Instant messaging via ICQ - Chat via IRC - Multiplayer video gaming - Communities via Messageboards - Downloading software and music - Searching for aliens (SETI) It all felt very wholesome. Although there was a movie about hacking for fun and profit (Hackers), so I'm sure there was some of that too - but eCommerce and social networking didn't become a thing until the mid-2000s, which gradually brought the real masses and along with them, scams galore.