No, the early internet was full of people just having fun, trying out new things. You could see things like a coffee pot on a live camera. You could chat with r

No, the early internet was full of people just having fun, trying out new things. You could see things like a coffee pot on a live camera. You could chat with random strangers around the globe. I talked with someone in Novosibirsk, if I recall correctly. The data miners and spammers didn't yet sniff out the commercial value of it all. It was silly, and funny, and not very profitable.