I am a few years older than you and also had unlimited access to the internet. The internet back in 2005 - 2013 was nothing like it is today. It was far less ad

I am a few years older than you and also had unlimited access to the internet. The internet back in 2005 - 2013 was nothing like it is today. It was far less addictive, it was more anonymous, and most of your friends weren't addicted to it as much. If we take facebook for example. We did have it when I was in high school but it was far less addictive. It was invite-only, no dark patterns, no ads, no games, no suggested posts, no celebrities, no "influencers", no political campaigns, no activism, no clickbait articles to create outrage. There was also no family member on it and only your "real" friends would see your posts. When we posted something stupid, we knew that only our classmates and close friends would read it, not our parents/teachers/boss/journalists/neighbor/etc.